04-19-2007. Falcon Heights, TX. ©Berry Nall or as stated

It is very difficult to distinguish among the various Calephelis metalmarks found in the Rio Grande Valley. The following references may help:
NABA comparison photos
Archives, TX-Butterfly List-serv; search for the following messages by Mike Overton:

  • 23 Oct 2002, "LRGV Calephelis --longish"
  • 23 Oct 2004, "Re: LRGV 10/18,19/04; Calephelis ID"

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Life History of Fatal Metalmark

 
Host plants recorded
in Starr County, TX:
  • Old Man's Beard, Clematis drummondii
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