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Species Lasaia peninsularis - Blue Metalmark - Hodges#4397

Blue Metalmark - Lasaia peninsularis - male

Blue Metalmark - Lasaia peninsularis - female

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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 Lasaia

Species peninsularis (Blue Metalmark - Hodges#4397)

Hodges Number

4397

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Formerly synonymous with Lasaia sula, a species now considered extralimital to the United States. Lasaia peninsularis was raised from synonymy with Lasaia sula (1)

Explanation of Names

Lasaia peninsularis Clench, 1972

Range

Southern Texas, Eastern Mexico.

Type Locality: “Pisté, Yucatán, Mexico”

Season

multiple flights, April 1-Nov. 30 at least (2)

Food

larval host reported as Albizia (Fabaceae)

Life Cycle

Occasional outbreaks of 300 or more individuals in eastern Cameron Co., TX (NABA-SoTX)

Remarks

Most reliably found at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, Cameron Co. and at Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX

Print References

Clench, H.K. 1972. A review of the genus Lasaia (Riodinidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 10(2): 172-173. (3)

Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song, L., & Grishin, N.V. (2023) Genomic analysis reveals new species and subspecies of butterflies. The Taxonomic Report 11(6): 1-62. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG

Butterflies of America - BOA

Butterflies and Moths of North America - BAMONA

iNaturalist - iNat

Works Cited

1.	Genomic analysis reveals new species and subspecies of butterflies. Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song, L., & Grishin, N.V. 2023. The Taxonomic Report 11(6): 1-62.

2.	The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide James A. Scott. 1992. Stanford University Press.

3.	A review of the genus Lasaia (Riodinidae) Harry H. Clench. 1972. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 10(2): 149-180.

Contributed by Will Cook on 21 September, 2006 - 9:46pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, dennepj10
Last updated 1 September, 2024 - 5:09pm

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