Calephelis perditalis
Calephelis perditalis, 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 species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.
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The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The upperside of the wings is brown with indistinctly checkered 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)
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References
- 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.
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