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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
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Region: Stock Island County, Florida, United States
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Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
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Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Region: Texas, United States, Uvalde County
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Region: Pasco County, Florida, United States
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Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
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Region: Texas, Midland County, United States
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Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
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Region: Key Largo County, Florida, United States
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Region: Plantation Key County, Florida, United States
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Region: Edwards County, Texas, United States
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Region: Texas, San Patricio County, United States
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Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
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Region: Sonora, Mexico
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Region: Texas, Kerr County, United States
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Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
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Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
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Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
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Region: Key West County, Florida, United States
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Region: Sumner County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Frio County, Texas, United States
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Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
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Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
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