Blomfild's Beauty
Smyrna blomfildia (Fabricius, 1781)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Identification: Upperside of male is red-orange, female is brown; both a have black forewing apex with three white spots. Underside of hindwing has a wavy brown and tan pattern with two submarginal eyespots.
Wing Span: 3 - 3 1/2 inches (7.6 - 9 cm).
Life History: Males are somewhat territorial and perch head downward on tree trunks to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly under host plant leaves; caterpillars eat leaves and rest underneath them. Adults fly swiftly and roost singly.
Flight: All through the year in the tropics.
Caterpillar Hosts: Tree Urera in the nettle family (Urticaceae).
Adult Food: Rotting fruit.
Habitat: Tropical forests.
Range: Peru north through Central America to Mexico. Periodically wanders to South Texas.
Conservation: Not required for rare 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
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Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: DeWitt County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 25, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: El Paso County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 25, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 25, 2010
Observation date: Nov 07, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pat Mowbry-Graeme)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Hank Brodkin, Ray Stanford, Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jan 25, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Texas, Kleberg County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Jan 25, 2010
Observation date: Nov 04, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba (John Saba)
Verified date: Jan 25, 2010
Observation date: Nov 07, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pam Mowbray-Graeme)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Jim Brock)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: Nov 04, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Wayne Miller)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba (John Saba)
Verified date: Jan 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (1993 Stanford/Opler Atlas)
Region: DeWitt County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ray Stanford)
Verified date: Dec 28, 2007
Observation date: Oct 17, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Oct 15, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler)
Region: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Overton)
Verified date: Oct 01, 2007
Observation date: Sep 26, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Unknown)
Verified date: Jan 31, 2007
Observation date: Jan 03, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
Observation date: Nov 19, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
Observation date: Aug 03, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: El Paso County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: DeWitt County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jackson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Kleberg County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Durango, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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