Goodson's Greenstreak Cyanophrys goodsoni (Clench, 1946)

Family: Lycaenidae

Subfamily: Theclinae

Identification: Tailless. Face green. Upperside silver-blue. Underside yellow-green; hindwing with one red-brown spot at lower outer margin.

Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 3 cm).

Life History: Eggs are laid singly on flowers of host plant.

Flight: From May-December in South Texas, February-December in Central America.

Caterpillar Hosts: Herb Rivinia humilis in the Phytolaccaceae family.

Adult Food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Thorn scrub and edges of seasonally dry tropical forest.

Range: Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica north to eastern Mexico and South Texas (stray).

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

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