Tmolus echion
TaxID: 2754014
Basic Information
Tmolus echion
Red-spotted Hairstreak
Tmolus echion, the red-spotted hairstreak or larger lantana butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Brazil, north to Sinaloa and Tamaulipas in Mexico. Rare strays can be found in southern Texas. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1902 to control lantana. The wingspan is 22 C32 mm. Adults are on wing in May in southern Texas and year-round in Hawaii and Mexico. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on various tropical plants including verbena, mint and potato species.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lycaenidae
Tmolus
echion
unclassified
Species
nan
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nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (1 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Ananas comosus | Host |
Quarantine Status (1 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (19 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Colombia | Present | — |
| Costa Rica | Present | — |
| Ecuador | Present | — |
| France | Present | — |
| Guatemala | Present | — |
| Guyana | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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