Calephelis perditalis

Calephelis perditalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Calephelis
Species: C. perditalis
Binomial name
Calephelis perditalis
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918[1]

Calephelis perditalis, commonly known as the rounded metalmark or lost metalmark, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Texas in the United States and Mexico,[2] south to Venezuela.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The upperside of the wings is brown with indistinctly chequered fringes. There may be a dark median band. Adults feed on flower nectar, including the nectar of Chromolaena odorata.

The larvae feed on Chromolaena odorata and Eupatorium glabratum.

Subspecies

  • Calephelis perditalis perditalis (Mexico, southern Texas)
  • Calephelis perditalis donahuei McAlpine, 1971 (Mexico)

References

  1. ↑ Calephelis at funet
  2. ↑ "Rounded Metalmark Calephelis perditalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

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