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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.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 63 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 29, 2025
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 30, 2025
Observation date: Nov 25, 2025
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 26, 2025
Observation date: Nov 25, 2025
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 26, 2025
Observation date: Mar 20, 2025
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Nov 24, 2025
Observation date: Jan 22, 2025
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Corozal District, Belize
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: May 19, 2025
Observation date: Dec 10, 2024
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 11, 2024
Observation date: Feb 21, 2024
Submitted by: k.d.stutzman
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 10, 2024
Observation date: Nov 09, 2022
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
Observation date: Sep 24, 2020
Submitted by: Graywing
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
Observation date: Sep 25, 2017
Submitted by: toddish@gmail.com
Region: Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 24, 2023
Observation date: Dec 13, 2022
Submitted by: philsfotos1
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 13, 2022
Observation date: Mar 31, 2022
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Quintana Roo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 11, 2022
Observation date: Feb 14, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Yucatan, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
Observation date: Dec 24, 2019
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Zacapa, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jul 21, 2021
Observation date: Oct 23, 2004
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 04, 2019
Observation date: Dec 23, 2018
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 24, 2018
Observation date: Feb 24, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 12, 2018
Observation date: Dec 05, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 07, 2017
Observation date: Nov 25, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 02, 2017
Observation date: Jun 20, 2017
Submitted by: tripp.davenport...
Region: Texas, Uvalde County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 23, 2017
Observation date: Feb 03, 2016
Submitted by: ajijic1936
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Feb 22, 2016
Observation date: Sep 27, 2010
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 11, 2015
Observation date: Jul 28, 2015
Submitted by: tripp.davenport...
Region: Texas, Uvalde County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 28, 2015
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