Red-lined Scrub Hairstreak, Strymon bebrycia (Hewitson, 1868) -- a photo essay

摘要

Thru a team effort, a few of us have worked to photo document the life stages of the Red-lined Scrub Hairstreak; our subjects having been in far-south Texas. This is one of the hairstreaks that is not uncommon (in Mexico), but little has been writtenabout their behavior or developmental stages in literature.This last fall, November 2019, Bill Demp wolf sent a note that he'd seen Red-lined Scrub Hairstreaks in far south Texas; this was MOST noteworthy because he saw SEVERAL adults in a small locale; I was hopeful this represented a reproducing colony! This area had experienced a very favorable rainfall season, and the vines, brush, and trees had turned to acres of "jungle". Some of this jungle was abundant balloon vine (Cardiospermum sp.); and as you may know balloon vine is the reported host plant for S. bebrycia.