''Apodemia walkeri'', commonly known as Walker's metalmark, is a species of
butterfly in the family
Riodinidae (metalmarks), in the superfamily
Papilionoidea (butterflies and skippers).
The species was described by
Frederick DuCane Godman and
Osbert Salvin in 1886.
It is found from north-western Costa Rica north through Mexico. It is an occasional visitor to the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern
Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical scrubs and forests.
References
Further reading
* Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera'', vol. 40, xiv + 658.
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Riodinidae
Butterflies described in 1886
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
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