Lasaia sula
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L. sula
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| Lasaia sula Staudinger, 1888[1]
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Lua error in Module:Taxonbar/candidate at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). 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.
File:Blue metalmark, ventral.jpg
ventral view
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 1.26 in). Caterpillars feed on Albizia species.[3]
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