Obscure Bolla (Bolla brennus [Godman & Salvin])
Wing span: 7/8 - 1 3/16 inches (2.2 - 3.1 cm).
Identification: Wings are black. Tiny white spots on apex of the forewing upperside are present in females, lacking in males. Underside has scattered orange scales.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: October in South Texas; beginning in May in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
Adult food: Not reported.
Habitat: Subtropical.
Range: Colombia north through Central America to central Mexico. A rare stray to the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
