Costa-spotted Mimic-White (Enantia albania)
Wing span: 7/8 - 1 1/8 inches (2.2 - 3 cm).
Identification: Small; forewing smaller than hindwing. Upperside of male yellow; female pale yellow to white with black at apex and outer margin.
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.
