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Lepidoptera Archive

04 - Riodinidae 10 galleries

Metalmarks:
The taxonomy in genus Apodemia is under constant revision and should be considered a work in progress. I'm not personally qualified to make judgement and defer to any expert help I can get. Since determination from photographs alone is not usually viable a good deal of research and communication is required along with extra attention given to associated plants, location and flight times. Some of the subspecies here have already been elevated to full species status by some.

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  • Apodemia mejicanus deserti - Desert Mexican Metalmark
    Apodemia mejicanus deserti - Desert...
    4 images
  • Apodemia mormo autumnalis - Mormon Metalmark
    Apodemia mormo autumnalis - Mormon...
    4 images
  • Apodemia mormo cythera - Mormon Metalmark
    Apodemia mormo cythera - Mormon...
    55 images
  • Apodemia mormo tuolumnensis - Mormon Metalmark
    Apodemia mormo tuolumnensis -...
    2 images
  • Apodemia virgulti davenporti - Davenport's Metalmark
    Apodemia virgulti davenporti -...
    4 images
  • Apodemia virgulti mojavelimbus - Desert’s Edge Metalmark
    Apodemia virgulti mojavelimbus -...
    7 images
  • Apodemia virgulti peninsularis - Peninsular Metalmark
    Apodemia virgulti peninsularis -...
    8 images
  • Apodemia v. virgulti - Behr's Metalmark
    Apodemia v. virgulti - Behr's...
    20 images
  • Calephelis nemesis dammersi - Fatal Metalmark
    Calephelis nemesis dammersi - Fatal...
    3 images
    Just two brief sightings in 12 years makes this particular species a bit mysterious, and the story behind its common name "Fatal Metalmark" is just as elusive.
  • Calephelis wrighti - Wright's Metalmark
    Calephelis wrighti - Wright's...
    6 images
    One of my favorite species!