Explanation of Names
Lasaia sula Staudinger, 1888
Range
southmost TX to Costa Rica -
Map (MPG, BOA)
Season
multiple flights, April 1-Nov. 30 at least
(1)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.
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