Calephelis perditalis, also known as the rounded metalmark or lost metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Texas in the United States and Mexico,[2] south to Venezuela. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Calephelis |
Species: | C. perditalis
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Binomial name | |
Calephelis perditalis |
The wingspan is 18–24 mm.
The larvae feed on Chromolaena odorata and Eupatorium glabratum.
Subspecies
edit- Calephelis perditalis perditalis - Mexico, southern Texas
- Calephelis perditalis donahuei McAlpine, 1971 - Mexico
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Calephelis perditalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Rounded Metalmark Calephelis perditalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
External links
edit- Data related to Calephelis perditalis at Wikispecies
- Media related to Calephelis perditalis at Wikimedia Commons