Rekoa palegon

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Rekoa palegon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rekoa
Species:
R. palegon
Binomial name
Rekoa palegon
(Cramer, [1780]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio palegonCramer, [1780]
  • Papilio myrtillusStoll, [1781]
  • Thecla juichaReakirt, [1867]
  • Thecla cyrrianaHewitson, 1874
  • Thecla uliaDyar, 1913
In Tobago Gold-bordered hairstreak (Rekoa palegon).JPG
In Tobago

Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Argentina north to Mexico and the West Indies. A rare stray has been recorded from southern Texas. [2]

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in early November in southern Texas and from May to December in Mexico. They feed on the nectar from flowers of Senecio and Eupatorium species.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Asteraceae species.

Larval stage in Brazil. Rekoa palegon - Andre Nogueira - 360523075.jpeg
Larval stage in Brazil.

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References

  1. "Rekoa Kaye, 1904" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America