Gray Ministreak
Ministrymon azia (Hewitson, 1873)
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Tiny; tailed. Wings gray; underside hindwing with narrow postmedian line of orange bordered with white.
Wing Span: 5/8 - 15/16 inch (1.6 - 2.4 cm).
Life History: Females lay eggs on flower buds, which the caterpillars eat.
Flight: March-September in Florida and Texas; throughout the year in most of the tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Mimosa malacophylla in lower Rio Grande Valley; Leucaena leucocephala and wild tamarind (Lysiloma bahamensis) in southern Florida.
Adult Food: Seen nectaring at Leucaena leucocephala, Melilotus alba, Cynoglossum amabile, Bidens alba, Turnera ulmifolia, Mimosa pudica, and Acacia species.
Habitat: Subtropical thorn scrub.
Range: Brazil through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to South Texas, southern Florida, and the Keys.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 03, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Linda & Buck Cooper)
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (J. Calhoun)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Oct 05, 2005
Submitted by: John Saba (John Saba)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (D.D. Mullins)
Verified date: Jan 12, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Kerr County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Sonora, Mexico
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Collier County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Key West County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Starr County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Sumner County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Frio County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Kendall County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Sarasota County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Real County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Stock Island County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Texas, Uvalde County, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Pasco County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
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Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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