General distribution: S. New Mexico and W. Texas, S. to central Mexico.
Distribution in New Mexico: Otero.
Habitat: Desert salt flats and playas.
Host: Probably Chenopodiaceae.
Adults Present: April-June.
Notes: Hind wings sky-blue, becoming transparent distally; hind tibiae banded gray and ivory. Rare; not economically important.
Reference: Otte 1984.
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