Gold-bordered Hairstreak

Rekoa palegon

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Frotadora Jorobada de Franjas Curvas

Family: Lycaenidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Other common names: Frotadora Jorobada Rayada.

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Description

Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Argentina north to Mexico and the West Indies. A rare stray has been recorded from southern Texas.

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in early November in southern Texas and from May to December in Mexico. They feed on the nectar from flowers of Senecio and Eupatorium species.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Asteraceae species.

Source: Wikipedia, article Rekoa palegon. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.