Calephelis perditalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Calephelis
Species:
C. perditalis
Binomial name
Calephelis perditalis

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.

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

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Calephelis perditalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ 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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