Calephelis nemesis
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| Calephelis nemesis | |
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| File:Calephelis nemesis.jpg | |
| File:Fatal metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) ventral.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Calephelis |
| Species: | C. nemesis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calephelis nemesis (W.H. Edwards, 1871)[1]
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Calephelis nemesis (fatal metalmark or dusky metalmark) is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in the southern part of the United States and Mexico.[2] Its habitats include chaparral canyons near rivers in arid areas, roads, and washes.[3] The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The larvae feed on Encelia californica, Baccharis glutinosa, Clematis drummondii and Clematis henryi.
Subspecies
- Calephelis nemesis nemesis (northern Mexico, Arizona)
- Calephelis nemesis australis (W.H. Edwards, 1877) (Texas)
- Calephelis nemesis californica McAlpine, 1971 (California)
- Calephelis nemesis dammersi McAlpine, 1971 (California)
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calephelis nemesis.
Wikispecies has information related to Calephelis nemesis.
- ↑ Calephelis at funet
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
