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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Eumaeini » Rekoa » Gold-bordered Hairstreak - Hodges#4297 (Rekoa palegon)

Species Rekoa palegon - Gold-bordered Hairstreak - Hodges#4297

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Gold-bordered Hairstreak - Rekoa palegon
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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 Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Tribe Eumaeini
Genus Rekoa
Species palegon (Gold-bordered Hairstreak - Hodges#4297)
Hodges Number
4297
Explanation of Names
Rekoa palegon (Cramer, 1780)
Identification
Underwings are pale gray-brown with streaks of darker brown, sometimes reddish, and a wide golden-orange band along the edge. Upperwings are bright blue in males, pale blue-gray to brown in females.
Range
rare stray to s. TX / Mex. to Argentina - Map (MPG)
Habitat
Disturbed areas.
Season
Nov-Dec strays to southmost TX (MPG, NABA)
Food
Adults are nectar feeders, often on members of the composite family. Larvae are found on Asters and relatives, also Verbena.
Print References
Wauer, R.H. 2004. Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Johnson Books, Boulder, CO.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
NABA-South Texas - NABA
Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 21 May, 2006 - 4:30pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 27 December, 2017 - 10:04pm

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