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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 » Rawson's Metalmark - Hodges#4392 (Calephelis rawsoni)

Species Calephelis rawsoni - Rawson's Metalmark - Hodges#4392

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Season · 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 rawsoni (Rawson's Metalmark - Hodges#4392)
Hodges Number
4392
Explanation of Names
Calephelis rawsoni McAlpine, 1939
Identification
median area generally not as dark as Fatal Metalmark and forewing postmedian metallic bulge not as obvious as Rounded Metalmark
also, fringes seemingly more checkered then either Fatal or Rounded Metalmarks
Range
w. & c. TX to NE Mex. (BOA, BG)
Season
May-Oct (BG data)
Print References
McAlpine, W.S. 1939. A new metal mark (Calephelis) from Texas (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 34(2): 75-80.
Internet References
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 9 October, 2006 - 8:38am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn, Ethan Kistler
Last updated 2 January, 2018 - 11:34am

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