These four presumed Mimosa Yellows Pyrisitia nise nelphe were part of a group of 6 or 7 that were nectaring
on frogfruit on a ranch in Frio County near Pearsall, South Texas
on August 4, 2004. The first thing that caught my eye was the
confiding nature of all of them; I'm used to Euremas dashing off
long distances when I get too close. With these bugs I could stick
my len in their face and they hardly moved more than a few inches.
The main feature that causes me to present them here is the total
lack of the "two black spots" near the base of the hindwing,
plus the general lack of underside markings. This was true for
every one of this group. Also note that the top three (females?)
lack a black spot in the forewing cell. Comments?:
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