Creamy Stripe-streak
Arawacusjada
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Magpye
NW Qtr, AR (Zone 6a) |
August 2006 |
Neutral
Wing span: Not reported.
Identification: Upperside pale blue with black edges. Underside white with cream-colored bands.
Life history: Caterpillars eat leaves of the host plants.
Flight: Many flights throughout the year in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Solanum umbellatum in the potato family (Solanaceae).
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open areas of the subtropics.
Range: Central America north through Mexico. Rare stray into southern Arizona.
Identification: Upperside pale blue with black edges. Underside white with cream-colored bands.
Life history: Caterpillars eat leaves of the host plants.
Flight: Many flights throughout the year in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Solanum umbellatum in the potato family (Solanaceae).
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open areas of the subtropics.
Range: Central America north through Mexico. Rare stray into southern Arizona.
