Calephelis rawsoni

Calephelis rawsoni, commonly known as Rawson's metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It was described by Wilbur S. McAlpine in 1939 and ranges through southern Arizona, south and west Texas and south to central Mexico. The habitat consists of moist areas including stream edges, gulches, subtropical woodland, shaded limestone outcrops.

Rawson's metalmark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Calephelis
Species:
C. rawsoni
Binomial name
Calephelis rawsoni
McAlpine, 1939

The wingspan is ​3⁄4 - ​1 1⁄8 inches (2 - 2.9 cm).[1]

The larvae feed on Eupatorium havanense and Eupatorium greggii.[2]

References
  1. "Rawson's Metalmark". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Metalmark Web and Data. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. Calephelis at funet


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