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Lycaenidae 77a0553 – 4292   Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Acanthaceae Boraginaceae Connaraceae Gesneriaceae Lamiaceae[Verbenaceae] Malpighiaceae Ochnaceae Solanaceae Verbenaceae Vochysiaceae.  Host genera: Amasonia Aphelandra Columnea Cordia Hyptis Lantana Ouratea Qualea Rourea Solanum Mangifera Stigmaphyllon.  Notes: Lantana & others (Brock & Kaufman 2003); inflorescence (Silva et al 2011).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: echion (Linnaeus, 1767) (Papilio) extralim.; STRAY - MONA 1983: 4292 ssp. a. echiolus (Draudt, 1920) (Thecla) (stray) Taxonomic Notes: Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767) was formerly in the genus Strymon.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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