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Overview
Brief Summary
North American Ecology (US and Canada)
- Scott, J. A. 1986. The butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press.
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Distribution
National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Unknown
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Global Range: (>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)) Extreme southern Texas, in the area of Brownsville and Pharr south to Honduras.
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Ecology
Habitat
Migration
Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.
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Population Biology
Number of Occurrences
Note: For many non-migratory species, occurrences are roughly equivalent to populations.
Estimated Number of Occurrences: 81 to >300
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Lasaia sula
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Lasaia sula
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NU - Unrankable
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Fairly widespread.
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Threats
Degree of Threat: D : Unthreatened throughout its range, communities may be threatened in minor portions of the range or degree of variation falls within natural variation
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Management
Global Protection: Unknown whether any occurrences are appropriately protected and managed
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Wikipedia
Lasaia sula
Lasaia sula, commonly known as the Blue Metalmark,[2] is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae that is native to North America. It ranges from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States south to Honduras and inhabits subtropical forests, forest edges, and agricultural areas.
The top of the wings is metallic blue while the undersides are checkerspotted and grayish-brown. The wingspan is 2.2 to 3.2 cm (0.87 to 1.3 in). Caterpillars feed on Albizia species.[3]
References
- ^ "Lasaia sula Staudinger 1888 - EOL". http://www.eol.org/pages/252531. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Species Lasaia sula - Blue Metalmark -BugGuide". http://bugguide.net/node/view/78589. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Blue Metalmark Lasaia sula Staudinger, 1888". Butterflies and Moths of North America. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1645. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
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Names and Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Comments: Frequently confused with other species in its genus.
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