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Red-bordered Pixie

Melanis pixe

Photo by Ernesto
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Description:

Black butterfly with yellow wing tips and red spots

Species ID Suggestions

Red-bordered Pixie

Melanis pixe

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Davidbygott
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Comments (3)
Davidbygott
Aha! Still, what a great butterfly to have in your garden. It doesn't get to AZ where I live.
Ernesto
Sorry about that. My location was marked incorrectly. Yes, I do live in South Texas. I've seen them here ever since I was young.
Davidbygott
If you saw this in the wild (did you?), it's an interesting sighting - apparently this is a Central American species that occasionally strays into TX.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2014

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