Gold-bordered Hairstreak
Rekoa palegon (Cramer, 1780)
Names
| English | Gold-bordered Hairstreak |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Mariposa sedosa de borde dorado |
| Chinese | 帕莱余灰蝶 |
| Sranan Tongo | kapelka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Rekoa palegon (Cramer, 1780) |
About this species
Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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. 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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Rekoa palegon is een vlinder uit de familie van de Lycaenidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd als Papilio palegon in 1780 gepubliceerd door Pieter Cramer.
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帕莱余灰蝶（学名：Rekoa palegon）是属于灰蝶科线灰蝶亚科的一种蝴蝶，是余灰蝶属的一种。分布于中南美洲之热带地区，由墨西哥至巴西、委内瑞拉和秘鲁一带，模式产地为苏里南。幼虫的寄主为菊科等植物，成蝶爱采该科之千里光属和泽兰属植物的花蜜。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Lycaenidae |
| Genus | Rekoa |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo3
- Nickerie2
- Commewijne1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
