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Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna) |
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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. |
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