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Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserabilis) |
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Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserabilis [Clench]) Wing span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 3 cm). Identification: Hindwing with one tail. Face brown. Upperside steel blue. Underside yellow-green; hindwing outer margin with red-brown submarginal spots. Life history: Not reported. Flight: Two-three from April-December in South Texas; February-December in Central America. Caterpillar hosts: Tree Parkinsonia aculeata in the pea family (Fabaceae). Adult food: Flower nectar. Habitat: Thorn scrub and seasonally dry subtropical woodland. Range: Costa Rica north to northern Mexico and South Texas. |
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