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Gold-bordered Hairstreak
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Butterflies & moths

Gold-bordered Hairstreak

Rekoa palegon (Cramer, 1780)

Names

EnglishGold-bordered Hairstreak
Dutch—
SpanishMariposa sedosa de borde dorado
Chinese帕莱余灰蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameRekoa 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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusRekoa

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2012First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo3
  • Nickerie2
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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