Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Rekoa | |
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Similar Rekoa marius, Ministrymon azia, Strymon bazochii, Cyanophrys, Allosmaitia strophius | ||
Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Argentina north to Mexico and the West Indies. A rare stray has been recorded from southern Texas.
The wingspan is 23–28 mm. The upperside is dull brown and the underside is gray with orange-brown outer margins and irregular stripes. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in early November in southern Texas and from May to December in Mexico. They feed on the nectar from flowers of Senecio and Eupatorium species.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Asteraceae species.
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