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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Metalmarks (Riodinidae) » Riodininae » Riodinini » Calephelis » Fatal Metalmark - Hodges#4388 (Calephelis nemesis)

Species Calephelis nemesis - Fatal Metalmark - Hodges#4388

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References
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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 nemesis (Fatal Metalmark - Hodges#4388)
Hodges Number
4388
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orig. comb.: Charis nemesis Edwards, 1871
Explanation of Names
Probably named after the Greek Goddess Nemesis (Νεμεσες)
Identification
Upperside brown with darker median bands. Male forewings pointed. Checkered fringe.
Range
Southwestern states south to southern Mexico - s. California, s. Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.
Food
Larvae eat leaves of Seepwillow (Baccharis glutinosa) and possibly Virgin's-bower (Clematis spp.)
Print References
Edwards, William Henry (1871) Descriptions of New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 3, p.212 — Edwards' original description of the species as Charis nemesis.
Internet References
Butterflies and Moths of North America (Web Archive)
Starr County Butterflies - see caterpillar image
Contributed by tom murray on 10 August, 2005 - 8:34pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Steve Nanz, Chuck Entz, PaleoJon
Last updated 19 September, 2023 - 5:32pm

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