Creamy Stripe-streak (Arawacus jada)

Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Arawacus Species: jada Profile: No positives 1 neutral No negatives Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Neutral Magpye On Aug 16, 2006, Magpye from NW Qtr, AR (Zone 6a) wrote: Wing span: Not reported. Identification: Upperside pale blue with black edges. Underside white with cream-colored bands. Life history: Caterpillars eat leaves of the host plants. Flight: Many flights throughout the year in Mexico. Caterpillar hosts: Solanum umbellatum in the potato family (Solanaceae). Adult food: Flower nectar. Habitat: Open areas of the subtropics. Range: Central America north through Mexico. Rare stray into southern Arizona.