''Calephelis'' is a

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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the family

Riodinidae Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, t ...

. They are resident in the Americas. There are 43 species in the

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and 11 species in the

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...

Larva host plants

Species of ''Calephelis'' feed on ''

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae ...

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Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae (buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are '' Ranunculus'' (600 species), '' Delphiniu ...

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Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

'' and ''

Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, ...

''. Recorded larval host plants are in the genera ''

Packera ''Packera'' is a genus of about 64 species of plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Most species are commonly called ragworts or grounsels. Its members were previously included in the genus ''Senecio'' (where they were called ''aureoid senecios ...

'', '' Parthenium'', ''

Mikania ''Mikania'' is a genus of about 450 species of plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae. The name honors the Czech botanist Johann Christian Mikan, 1743–1814. Members of the genus are stem twiners and lianas and are com ...

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Cirsium ''Cirsium'' is a genus of perennial and biennial flowering plants in the Asteraceae, one of several genera known commonly as thistles. They are more precisely known as plume thistles. These differ from other thistle genera ('' Carduus'', ''Sily ...

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Baccharis ''Baccharis'' is a genus of perennials and shrubs in the aster family (Asteraceae). They are commonly known as baccharises but sometimes referred to as "brooms", because many members have small thin leaves resembling the true brooms. They are ...

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Clematis ''Clematis'' is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids have been popular among gardeners, beginning with ''Clematis'' × ''jackmanii'', a garden standby since 1862; more hybrid cultiva ...

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Encelia ''Encelia'' is a genus of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of shrubs (and one geophyte) of arid environments in southwestern North America and western South America. All have n = 18 chromosomes. All the North American species are ob ...

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Eupatorium ''Eupatorium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing from 36 to 60 species depending on the classification system. Most are herbaceous perennials growing to tall. A few are shrubs. The genus is native to temperate ...

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Ageratina ''Ageratina'' (snakeroot) is a genus of more than 330 perennials and rounded shrubs in the family Asteraceae. These plants grow mainly in the warmer regions of the Americas and West Indies. Over 150 species are native to Mexico. Some flourish ...

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Bebbia ''Bebbia'', common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae.Acalypha ''Acalypha'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole genus of the subtribe Acalyphinae. It is one of the largest euphorb genera, with approximately 450 to 462 species. The genus name ''Acalypha'' is from the ...

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Bromelia ''Bromelia'' is a genus of about 70 plant species widespread across Latin America and the West Indies. It is the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae, and its type species is '' B. karatas''. ''Bromelia'' species ar ...

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Chromolaena ''Chromolaena'' is a genus of about 165 species of perennials and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. The name is derived from the Greek words (), meaning "color", and () or () meaning "cloak". It refers to the colored phyllaries of some specie ...

'', '' Calea'', ''

Fleischmannia ''Fleischmannia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The name honours Gottfried F. Fleischmann (1777–1850), the teacher of Carl Heinrich Schultz at University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. Members of the genus are native to So ...

'' and ''

Verbesina ''Verbesina'', many species of which have crownbeard as part of their common names, is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae. It is a large genus of about 350 species. All the species bear white or yellow flowers similar to small ...

''.Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni y L. M. Hernández (2010) ''HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants''. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts. (Consulted 2012)

Species list

* '' Calephelis acapulcoensis'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * '' Calephelis argyrodines'' (Bates, 1866) Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica * '' Calephelis arizonensis'' McAlpine, 1971 Arizona * '' Calephelis aymaran'' McAlpine, 1971 Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil * '' Calephelis azteca'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * '' Calephelis bajaensis'' McAlpine, 1971 Baja California * '' Calephelis borealis'' (Grote & Robinson, 1866) New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri * '' Calephelis braziliensis'' McAlpine, 1971 Brazil * '' Calephelis browni'' McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador * '' Calephelis burgeri'' McAlpine, 1971 Colombia * '' Calephelis candiope'' (Druce, 1904) Colombia * '' Calephelis clenchi'' McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala * '' Calephelis costaricola'' Strand, 1916 Mexico, Honduras, Panama * '' Calephelis dreisbachi'' McAlpine, 1971 Arizona, Mexico * '' Calephelis exiguus'' Austin, 1993 Costa Rica * '' Calephelis freemani'' McAlpine, 1971 Texas * '' Calephelis fulmen'' Stichel, 1910 Mexico to Panama * '' Calephelis guatemala'' McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala * '' Calephelis huasteca'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * '' Calephelis inca'' McAlpine, 1971 Costa Rica to Brazil * '' Calephelis iris'' (Staudinger, 1876) Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia * '' Calephelis laverna'' (Godman & Salvin,

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Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, northern Brazil * '' Calephelis matheri'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * '' Calephelis maya'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * '' Calephelis mexicana'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * '' Calephelis montezuma'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * ''

Calephelis muticum ''Calephelis muticum'', the swamp metalmark, is a butterfly species in the family Riodinidae. Description Males have pointed forewings while the females tend to be slightly more rounded. Both sexes have bright red-brown wings which are lightly c ...

'' McAlpine, 1937 Pennsylvania, Great Lakes states, Minnesota * ''

Calephelis nemesis ''Calephelis nemesis'' (fatal metalmark or dusky metalmark) is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in the southern part of the United States and Mexico. Its habitats include chaparral canyons near rivers in arid areas, roads, and w ...

'' (Edwards, 1871) New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California * '' Calephelis nilus'' (C. & R. Felder, 1861) Venezuela * '' Calephelis perditalis'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 Arizona, Texas, Mexico, Central America, Venezuela * ''

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 habi ...

'' McAlpine, 1939 Arizona, Texas, Mexico * '' Calephelis sacapulas'' McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala * '' Calephelis schausi'' McAlpine, 1971 Honduras, Panama * '' Calephelis sinaloensis'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico * '' Calephelis sixola'' McAlpine, 1971 Costa Rica, Panama * '' Calephelis sodalis'' Austin, 1993 Costa Rica, Panama * '' Calephelis stallingsi'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala * '' Calephelis tikal'' Austin, 1993 Guatemala * '' Calephelis tapuyo'' McAlpine, 1971 Orosi, Brazil * '' Calephelis velutina'' (Godman & Salvin, 1878) Mexico - Columbia * ''

Calephelis virginiensis ''Calephelis virginiensis'', the little metalmark, is a species of metalmark in the butterfly family Riodinidae Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots common ...

'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1831) Virginia, Florida, Texas, Arkansas * '' Calephelis wellingi'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico, Guatemala * '' Calephelis wrighti'' Holland, 1930 California, Arizona, Texas, Mexico * '' Calephelis yautepequensis'' R. G. Maza & Turrent, 1977 Mexico * '' Calephelis yucatana'' McAlpine, 1971 Mexico Fulmen calephelis (Calephelis fulmen).jpg, ''C. fulmen''
Fulmen calephelis Schaus' calephelis (Calephelis schausi) female.jpg, ''C. schausi''
Schaus' calephelis, female Schaus' calephelis (Calephelis schausi).jpg, ''C. schausi''
Schaus' calephelis Greater scintillant (Calephelis sixola).jpg, ''C. sixola''
Greater scintillant

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