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Red-bordered pixie
Melanis pixe
26.1799, -98.3659
Field Notes
Description:
The Red-bordered pixie is a black butterfly with red spots and yellow-tipped wings. Wingspan about 40 mm. Pic 4 shows the underside of wings and partial body.
Habitat:
Spotted feeding on lantana and fiddlewood at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas.
Notes:
Found from LRGV of south Texas to Costa Rica.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 11, 2020
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