Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Red Rim
Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Identification: Upperside is brown-black; hindwing has a red submarginal band and a scalloped outer edge.
Wing Span: 2 - 3 inches (5.1 - 7.6 cm).
Life History: Eggs are laid singly or in small clusters on shoots of young host plants. Caterpillars make a perch with dung pellets and silk.
Flight: February and July-November in South Texas, March-November in Mexico and Central America.
Caterpillar Hosts: Noseburn (Tragia volubilis) in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).
Adult Food: Rotting fruit and other non-floral resources.
Habitat: Open subtropical forests.
Range: Paraguay north through Central America to Mexico and the West Indies. Periodic resident in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas; strays to central Texas.
Conservation: Not required for rare stray.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 48 of 48 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
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Observation date: Oct 16, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
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Observation date: Oct 18, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
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Observation date: Sep 26, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Unknown)
Verified date: Jan 31, 2007
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Observation date: Jan 03, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
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Observation date: Oct 25, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Aransas County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, United States, Uvalde County
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Bastrop County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Coahuila De Zaragoza, Mexico
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Dimmit County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Chihuahua, Mexico
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Medina County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, San Patricio County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Duval County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Guadalupe County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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