Mexican Silverspot
Dione moneta Hübner, [1825]
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Upperside orange with brown at the wing bases; veins thick and dark. Underside hindwing brown with large silver spots.
Wing Span: 3 - 3 1/4 inches (7.6 - 8.3 cm).
Life History: Eggs are laid singly or in clusters on the host plant. Caterpillars eat slots into the leaves and sometimes feed together in groups. Adults sometimes roost in groups near the ground on short vegetation.
Flight: April-December in Texas, throughout the year in the tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many species of passion-vines (Passifloraceae).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Edges and openings in evergreen mid-elevation tropical forest.
Range: Brazil north through Central America and Mexico. Strays to southern New Mexico and Texas.
Conservation: Not necessary for stray.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 59 verified sightings
Observation date: Dec 10, 2022
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 14, 2024
Observation date: Nov 13, 2022
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Ana, El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 26, 2023
Observation date: Nov 06, 2022
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 26, 2023
Observation date: Feb 25, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 14, 2023
Observation date: Mar 05, 2023
Submitted by: ezeemonee
Region: Santa Ana, El Salvador
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: May 11, 2023
Observation date: Dec 13, 2022
Submitted by: Joannes Groenewege
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Aug 06, 2007
Submitted by: redfishin
Region: Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 24, 2023
Observation date: Nov 05, 2017
Submitted by: pasicam
Region: Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jan 24, 2023
Observation date: May 07, 2019
Submitted by: shakespearenut
Region: Hidalgo, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 14, 2022
Observation date: Oct 25, 2013
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Queretaro de Arteaga, Mexico
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
Submitted by: amparrish15
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 21, 2022
Observation date: Apr 07, 2022
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 14, 2022
Observation date: Jan 17, 2021
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 14, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: magnolyah
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
Observation date: Oct 01, 2021
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Heredia, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jun 22, 2022
Observation date: Apr 04, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: Sep 26, 2019
Submitted by: PonchoRomero
Region: Sololá, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jul 21, 2021
Observation date: Nov 06, 2020
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 24, 2020
Observation date: Apr 13, 2020
Submitted by: marley
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 17, 2020
Observation date: Dec 23, 2019
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 24, 2019
Observation date: Apr 29, 2019
Submitted by: Ssneed
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
Observation date: Mar 15, 2018
Submitted by: MaynorOvando
Region: Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 18, 2019
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Sep 05, 2019
Observation date: Dec 13, 2016
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 05, 2018
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