Bug FAQRed-bordered Pixie
Melanis pixe · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Lycaenidae
The Red-bordered Pixie has black upper wings with a yellow-orange tip, a red spot at the wing base, and a row of red spots along the hindwing edge.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The upper side of the wings is black. The hindwing outer margin shows a band of red spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Its wingspan is about 40 mm (1.6 in).
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on Albizia caribea, various Inga species and Pithecellobium species such as Pithecellobium dulce.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Colorado.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Lycaenidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanis_pixe
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