Organization:Ministrymon janevicroy
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Ministrymon janevicroy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Ministrymon |
| Species: | M. janevicroy
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| Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg, 2013[1]
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Ministrymon janevicroy, the Vicroy's ministreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the southern United States (Texas ) to Costa Rica (Guanacaste). There are disjunct populations on the Venezuelan islands of Curaçao and Isla Margarita. The habitat consists of dry deciduous forests and scrubs.[2]
The length of the forewings is 9.1 mm for both males and females. Adults resemble Ministrymon azia, but have olive green eyes instead of the dark brown/black eyes. In Texas, adults have been recorded on wing from January to August.[3]
The larvae possibly feed on Mimosa and Leucaena species.
Etymology
The species is named for the wife of the author, Jane Vicroy Scott.
References
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- ↑ "Ministrymon Clench, 1961" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Ministrymon janevicroy". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1135685/Ministrymon_janevicroy.
- ↑ Robbins, R.K.; Glassberg, J. 2013, 2013: A butterfly with olive green eyes discovered in the United States and the Neotropics (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). Zookeys 305: 1-20. Full article: [1].
Wikidata ☰ Q16755642 entry
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