Costa-spotted Mimic-White Enantia albania (H.W. Bates, 1864)

Family: Pieridae

Subfamily: Dismorphiinae

Identification: Small; forewing smaller than hindwing. Upperside of male yellow; female pale yellow to white with black at apex and outer margin.

Wing Span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 3 cm).

Life History: Not reported.

Flight: Long period in Mexico; September in south Texas.

Caterpillar Hosts: Probably in pea family (Fabaceae).

Adult Food: Flower nectar and bird droppings in forest understory.

Habitat: Low- to mid-elevation tropical forests, coffee plantations.

Range: Tropical Mexico; rare stray (only 2 records) to Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

Conservation: Not required for rare stray.

NCGR:

Management Needs: None reported.

Comments: NULL

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