Subfamily Riodininae — Metalmarks |
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| Butterfly | Link to photos | Where and When | Host plant |
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| Calephelis nemesis californica Fatal Metalmark |
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Multiple broods Feb to Oct | Mule Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) and Bush Sunflower (Encelia californica) |
| Calephelis wrighti Wright's Metalmark |
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Deserts. Mult. broods Mar to Oct | Sweetbush (Bebbia juncea) |
| Apodemia mormo nr mormo Mormon Metalmark (S. Bern. Mts.) |
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Wildhorse Meadows area, south of Big Bear. One brood, late July thru Sept | Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum |
| Apodemia mormo autumnalis Autumn Metalmark |
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Far east CA into NV, AZ etc. One brood late Aug to early Oct | Buckwheat |
| Apodemia mormo cythera Cythera Metalmark (Big Rock Ck pop.) |
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Big Rock Creek, N. San Gabriels. One brood in late summer to fall | Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Apodemia mormo cythera Cythera Metalmark |
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Below Mt Islip, San Gabriel Mtns. One in late summer to fall | Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Apodemia mormo cythera Cythera Metalmark (Grizzly Flats pop.) |
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Grizzly Flats, San Gabriel Mtns. One brood late summer to fall | Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Apodemia mormo cythera Cythera Metalmark (Mojave River Forks) |
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Near Mojave River Forks, San Bernardino Co. One brood late summer to fall | Eriogonum fasciculatum, wrightii |
| Apodemia mormo cythera Cythera Metalmark (Mt. Piños) |
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McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF. One brood late summer to fall | Eriogonum umbellatum |
| Apodemia virgulti pratti Pratt's Metalmark |
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Holcomb Valley, Big Bear, San Bern. Co. One brood May/June | Eriogonum kennedyi |
| Apodemia virgulti dialeucoides Whitish Metalmark |
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Onyx peak vicinity, south of Big Bear. One brood late May to early July | Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum |
| Apodemia virgulti mojavelimbus Ord Mountains Metalmark |
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SW edge Mojave Desert. One brood late Mar to May | Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Apodemia virgulti peninsularis Peninsular Metalmark |
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Laguna Mountains, SD Co. One brood March to June | Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum |
| Apodemia virgulti davenporti Davenport's Metalmark |
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Kern Co. One brood April to May | Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Apodemia virgulti virgulti Behr's Metalmark |
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Widespread, as is host plant. Multiple broods Mar to Oct | Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Apodemia virgulti arenaria Sand Dunes Metalmark |
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Dunes west of LAX. Multiple broods April to Oct | Eriogonum parvifolium |
| Apodemia virgulti nigrescens Dark Metalmark |
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Colton, San Bernardino Co. Multiple broods Apr to Sept | Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Apodemia mejicanus deserti Desert Metalmark |
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Multiple broods Mar to Oct in deserts. | Usually Eriogonum inflatum |
| Apodemia palmerii palmerii Palmer's Metalmark |
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Deserts around Mesquite. Multiple from Apr to Nov | Honey Mesquite (Prosopis grandulosa) |