Attributes of Ministrymon azia
Gray Ministreak
Ministrymon azia (Hewitson, 1873)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Tiny; tailed. Wings gray; underside hindwing with narrow postmedian line of orange bordered with white.
Wing Span: 5/8 - 15/16 inch (1.6 - 2.4 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs on flower buds, which the caterpillars eat.
Flight: March-September in Florida and Texas; throughout the year in most of the tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Mimosa malacophylla in lower Rio Grande Valley; Leucaena leucocephala and wild tamarind (Lysiloma bahamensis) in southern Florida.
Adult Food: Seen nectaring at Leucaena leucocephala, Melilotus alba, Cynoglossum amabile, Bidens alba, Turnera ulmifolia, Mimosa pudica, and Acacia species.
Habitat: Subtropical thorn scrub.
Range: Brazil through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to South Texas, southern Florida, and the Keys.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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| October 05, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
| October 05, 2005 | legacy.reporter (H. Brodkin & R. Bailowitz) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 01, 2012 | Details | |
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June 30, 2012 | LCOOPER298 | Okeechobee County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 05, 2012 | LCOOPER298 | Osceola County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 15, 2012 | bjones7777 | Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | August 04, 2012 | Details |
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July 15, 2011 | woundedmallard | Florida, United States | August 11, 2011 | Details |
| October 05, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| October 05, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Bailowitz & Brodkin) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 07, 2008 | Details | |
| October 17, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| July 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Linda & Buck Cooper) | Okeechobee County, Florida, United States | August 30, 2007 | Details | |
| July 03, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Linda & Buck Cooper) | Polk County, Florida, United States | August 30, 2007 | Details | |
| October 05, 2005 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 12, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Boulder County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Broward County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Collier County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Manatee County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Palm Beach County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pasco County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pinellas County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sarasota County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Key Largo County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Key West County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Stock Island County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Plantation Key County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sumner County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sinaloa, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sonora, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tamaulipas, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brewster County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cameron County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dallas County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Edwards County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Frio County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Kerr County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Kendall County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Midland County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Nueces County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Real County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, San Patricio County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Starr County, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | December 31, 2004 | Details |
