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Species Melanis pixe - Red-bordered Pixie - Hodges#4398

Representative Images

Red-bordered Pixie - Melanis pixe Pixie pupae - Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixe Larva - Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixe - Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixie - Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixie - Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixie - Melanis pixe RedBorderedPixie1 - Melanis pixe
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks)
Subfamily Riodininae
Tribe Riodinini
Genus Melanis
Species pixe (Red-bordered Pixie - Hodges#4398)

Hodges Number

4398

Explanation of Names

Melanis pixe (Boisduval, 1836)

Range

s. TX to Columbia - Map (MPG, BOA)

Habitat

often abundant around host trees

Food

hosts on Guamuchil (Pithecellobium dulce, Fabaceae)

Life Cycle

seem to prefer flying in overcast, even drizzly weather (MAQ, pers. obs.)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by tom murray on 15 August, 2005 - 8:12pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 3 January, 2018 - 10:29am

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