Calephelis nemesis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Riodinidae
- Genus
- Calephelis
- Species
- Calephelis nemesis
- Scientific Name
- Calephelis nemesis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Calephelis nemesis
Calephelis nemesis (fatal metalmark or dusky metalmark) is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in the southern part of the United States and Mexico. Its habitats include chaparral canyons near rivers in arid areas, roads, and washes.
The wingspan is 20–25 mm.
The larvae feed on Encelia californica, Baccharis glutinosa, Clematis drummondii and Clematis henryi.
...Calephelis nemesis in languages:
- English
- Fatal Metalmark
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Calephelis acapulcoensis
- Calephelis argyrodines
- Calephelis arizonensis
- Calephelis aymaran
- Calephelis azteca
- Calephelis bajaensis
- Calephelis borealis
- Calephelis braziliensis
- Calephelis browni
- Calephelis candiope
- Calephelis clenchi
- Calephelis costaricicola
- Calephelis dreisbachi
- Calephelis exiguus
- Calephelis freemani
- Calephelis fulmen
- Calephelis huasteca
- Calephelis inca
- Calephelis iris
- Calephelis laverna
- Calephelis matheri
- Calephelis maya
- Calephelis mexicana
- Calephelis montezuma
- Calephelis muticum
- Calephelis nemesis
- Calephelis nilus
- Calephelis perditalis
- Calephelis rawsoni
- Calephelis sacapulas
- Calephelis schausi
- Calephelis sinaloensis
- Calephelis sixola
- Calephelis sodalis
- Calephelis stallingsi
- Calephelis tapuyo
- Calephelis tikal
- Calephelis velutina
- Calephelis virginiensis
- Calephelis wellingi
- Calephelis wrighti
- Calephelis yautepequensis
- Calephelis yucatana






























































































































































