Ministrymon janevicroy

Ministrymon janevicroy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Ministrymon
Species:	M. janevicroy
Binomial name
	Ministrymon janevicroy; Glassberg, 2013[1]

Ministrymon janevicroy, the Vicroy's ministreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the southern United States (Texas) to Costa Rica (Guanacaste). There are disjunct populations on the Venezuelan islands of Curaçao and Isla Margarita. The habitat consists of dry deciduous forests and scrubs.

The length of the forewings is 9.1 mm for both males and females. Adults resemble Ministrymon azia, but have olive green eyes instead of the dark brown/black eyes. In Texas, adults have been recorded on wing from January to August.[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Mimosa and Leucaena species.

Etymology

The species is named for the wife of the author, Jane Vicroy Scott.

References

"Ministrymon Clench, 1961" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Robbins, R.K.; Glassberg, J. 2013, 2013: A butterfly with olive green eyes discovered in the United States and the Neotropics (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). Zookeys 305: 1-20. Full article: .

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[1] "Ministrymon Clench, 1961" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Robbins, R.K.; Glassberg, J. 2013, 2013: A butterfly with olive green eyes discovered in the United States and the Neotropics (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini). Zookeys 305: 1-20. Full article: .