Lycaenidae
77a0559 –
4296 Rekoa marius
(Lucas, 1857)
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Host familiy: Apocynaceae Asteraceae Boraginaceae Combretaceae Fabaceae Malpighiaceae Melastomataceae Myrtaceae Ochnaceae Polygonaceae Proteaceae Sapindaceae Verbenaceae Vochysiaceae. Host genera: Adenocalymma Andira Anemopaegma Antigonon Aspidosperma Bauhinia Byrsonima Caesalpinia Canavalia Coccoloba Cordia Cratylia Cyrtocymura[=Vernonia] Dioclea Eugenia Fridericia Gliricidia Heteropterys Jaca... Notes: plants in legume and malpighia families (Brock & Kaufman 2003); inflorescence (Silva et al 2011). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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marius (Lucas, 1857) (Thecla) - MONA 1983: [NEW]aon (Lucas, 1857) (Thecla)brescia (Hewitson, 1868) (Thecla)ericusa (Hewitson, 1867) (Thecla)spurina (Hewitson, 1867) (Thecla) - MONA 1983: [4296]voconia (Hewitson, 1869) (Thecla)zebina of authors; (not Hewitson, 1869) (Thecla) misid. - MONA 1983: [4295] |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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 BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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