Biology:Tmolus echion
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Tmolus |
| Species: | T. echion
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| Tmolus echion (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Tmolus echion, the red-spotted hairstreak or larger lantana butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Brazil , north to Sinaloa and Tamaulipas in Mexico. Rare strays can be found in southern Texas . It was introduced to Hawaii in 1902 to control lantana.
The wingspan is 22–32 mm. Adults are on wing in May in southern Texas and year-round in Hawaii and Mexico. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on various tropical plants including verbena, mint and potato species.
Subspecies
- Tmolus echion echion
- Tmolus echion echiolus (Draudt, 1920) (Mexico)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7810777 entry
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