Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon rufofusca (Hewitson, 1877)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: One tail on hindwing. Upperside brown. Underside gray; hindwing postmarginal line red-orange, broken into dashes.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/8 inches (2.5 - 2.9 cm).
Life History: Eggs are laid singly on flower buds of the host plant.
Flight: In July and from October-December in South Texas; throughout the year in the tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Malvastrum coromandelianum (family Malvaceae) in Mexico.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open pastures and weedy fields.
Range: Argentina north through Central America and Mexico to South Texas.
Conservation: Not necessary for rare stray.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Not reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Nov 22, 2022
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 26, 2023
Observation date: Jan 03, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 23, 2023
Observation date: Jan 25, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 15, 2023
Observation date: Dec 05, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Dec 05, 2022
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Dec 03, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Dec 03, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Dec 03, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Aug 03, 2007
Submitted by: redfishin
Region: Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 24, 2023
Observation date: Dec 27, 2012
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 25, 2022
Observation date: Jan 26, 2017
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Texas, Willacy County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 26, 2018
Observation date: Nov 10, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 15, 2017
Observation date: Nov 10, 2014
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 07, 2015
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: Gary Jue (Gary Jue)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Nov 18, 2008
Submitted by: Wanda Smith (Wanda Smith)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen (Kelly Mortensen)
Verified date: Aug 10, 2009
Observation date: Oct 24, 2007
Submitted by: Gary Jue (Gary Jue)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen (Kelly Mortensen)
Verified date: Jul 24, 2009
Observation date: Jun 09, 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
Observation date: Nov 07, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Kenedy County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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