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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Metalmarks (Riodinidae) » Riodininae » Emesidini » Apodemia » Nais Metalmark - Hodges#4408 (Apodemia nais)
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Nais Metalmark - Apodemia nais - male
Copyright © 2008 Philip Kline

Nais Metalmark - Apodemia nais - Male
Aztec Peak, Sierra Anchas, Gila County, Arizona, USA
July 10, 2008
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Contributed by Philip Kline on 14 July, 2008 - 12:06am
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 1:22am

beautiful
I love the way the green eyes show and the alert pose. Looks like a male to me (four functional legs, slender abdomen, etc).
… David J. Ferguson, 14 July, 2008 - 1:12am login or register to post comments

 
Male/Female
You are probably right. It looked most like the female photo in the Brock & Kaufman Guide, but the slender abdomen makes sense for a male. It is a spectacular species and I'm glad I managed a photo; it didn't stay long.
… Philip Kline, 14 July, 2008 - 1:22am login or register to post comments

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