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Species Calephelis muticum - Swamp Metalmark - Hodges#4391

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks)
Subfamily Riodininae
Tribe Riodinini
Genus Calephelis
Species muticum (Swamp Metalmark - Hodges#4391)
Hodges Number
4391
Season
Adults fly from early July to early August in the north, May to September in the south. (BAMONA)
Food
Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum)
Life Cycle
One generation per year in the north, two in the south. (BAMONA)
Larvae and leaf damage; larva; adult; adult