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Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri)
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Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri Godman & Salvin)

Wing span: 3/4 - 1 inch (2 - 2.5 cm).

Identification: Small. Upperside gray with blurred white areas and orange marginal bands. Underside white with orange marginal bands and small black marks.

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: June and October in South Texas, all year in Mexico.

Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.

Adult food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Subtropical scrub and forest.

Range: Northwest Costa Rica north through Mexico. An occasional visitor to the lower Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.

Conservation: Not required for periodic stray.

The Nature Conservancy Global Rank: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.

Management needs: None reported.

References:


DeVries, P. J. 1997. The butterflies of Costa Rica and their  natural history. 

    Volume II Riodinidae. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. 

    288 pages, 25 color plates.



Opler, P. A. and V. Malikul. 1992. A field guide to eastern  butterflies. Peterson 

    field guide #4. Houghton-Mifflin Co.,  Boston. 396 pages, 48 color plates.



Scott, J. A. 1986. The butterflies of North America. Stanford  University Press, 

    Stanford, Calif. 583 pages, 64 color plates.

Author: Jane M. Struttmann

Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri)
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