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Species Calephelis arizonensis - Arizona Metalmark - Hodges#4394

Arizona Metalmark - Calephelis arizonensis - male

Metalmark - Calephelis arizonensis - male

Calephelis arizonensis - Arizona metalmark - Calephelis arizonensis

Arizona Metalmark - Calephelis arizonensis

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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 arizonensis (Arizona Metalmark - Hodges#4394)

Hodges Number

4394

Explanation of Names

Very similar to and closely related to C. rawsoni, and sometimes treated as a subspecies of it.

Range

Only found in southeastern Arizona and extreme southwestern New Mexico.

Habitat

Fairly common along streams in foothills.

Season

Flies spring to fall.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 9 October, 2006 - 8:26am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Ethan Kistler, David Ferguson
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 3:16am

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