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Swamp Metalmark - Calephelis muticum

Swamp Metalmark - Calephelis muticum
Jefferson City/Runge Nature Center, Cole County, Missouri, USA
June 22, 2021
I got a rare opportunity to see and photograph this beauty. I hesitate to post it because the population is very small and I believe must be protected. Swamp metalmarks in Missouri are currently a Species of Conservation Concern (S3) Vulnerable.

For more information contact Austin Lambert, Missouri Department of Conservation Naturalist, Runge Conservation Nature Center, Jefferson City, Missouri. Much thanks to Paul McKenzie who made its discovery known and available to me.

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