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Tanna Longtail

(Urbanus tanna)

 

 

Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna Evans)

Wing span: 1 5/16 - 1 1/2 inches (3.3 - 3.8 cm).

Identification: Tails are long; body and wings are brown. Forewing of both sexes has a thin transparent median band; male also has 5 transparent spots at the costal margin. Male has no costal fold.

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: June-December in Mexico; June in South Texas.

Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.

Adult food: Probably flower nectar.

Habitat: Subtropical.

Range: Ecuador and French Guiana north through Central America to Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

 

Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna)