Little Metalmark
Calephelis virginiensis (Guérin-Méneville, [1832])
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Identification: The only metalmark of the southeast Atlantic coastal plain. Small. Upperside rusty orange, with fringes dark and not checkered. Underside brighter orange.
Wing Span: 1/2 - 1 inch (1.3 - 2.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch on low-growing plants to wait for females. Eggs are laid singly on host plant leaves. Caterpillars rest underneath leaves during the day, emerging at night and on cloudy days to feed.
Flight: Three to five broods from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Yellow thistle (Cirsium horridulum).
Adult Food: Short-flowered composites including yarrow, lance-leaved coreopsis, fine-leaved sneezeweed, and blue mist flower.
Habitat: Grassy areas of the coastal plain and in open pine woods, savannah, and salt-marsh meadows.
Range: Atlantic coastal plain and piedmont from Maryland south to Florida and the Keys; west along the Gulf coast to southeast Texas.
Conservation: Colonies are localized but apparently conservation concern is minimal.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter (John M. Nelson, Chuck Conaway )
Region: Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (John M. Nelson)
Verified date: Aug 29, 2010
Observation date: Mar 25, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lisa Head)
Region: Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Apr 09, 2009
Observation date: May 29, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahern)
Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Sep 29, 2008
Observation date: May 24, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahearn)
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2008
Observation date: Sep 28, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert Dirig)
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: Jun 13, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert Dirig)
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: May 05, 1998
Submitted by: kgardner (Karl R. Gardner)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: Jun 16, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert Dirig)
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: Jun 13, 2002
Submitted by: kgardner (Karl R. Gardner)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jul 25, 2008
Observation date: May 15, 1992
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Chilton County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Feb 25, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Oct 25, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahearn)
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2007
Observation date: May 21, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Ahern)
Region: Okeechobee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun (John Calhoun)
Verified date: Oct 30, 2007
Observation date: Jun 17, 1993
Submitted by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: May 08, 2007
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Region: New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
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Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Volusia County, Florida, United States
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Region: Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
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Region: Crawford County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Clay County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Gadsden County, Florida, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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