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Metalmarks 3 images Created 31 Aug 2014

Small to medium-sized, the metalmarks (Riodinidae family) are one of the least-recognized of the butterfly groups. The 1500+ species greatly vary in behavior and appearance, but all share the characteristic metallic spots on their wings. Time will tell if this classification gets broken up into new taxonomic families in the future.
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  • Of all the tiny butterflies found in Florida, the little metalmark is by far the easiest to photograph. This one posed beautifully for me in the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Little Metalmark
  • A Mormon metalmark rests midday on a warm late-summer day just east of Provo, Utah in a canyon clearing full of wildflowers and magpies.
    Mormon Metalmark
  • With a wingspan of 3/4" to 1", the tiny and delicate fatal metalmark is a common metalmark butterfly of the southern United States from Texas to California and can be found throughout Mexico and Guatemala. This one was found sunning itself in a prickly pear cactus patch on a warm November day in Rio Grande City, Texas in Starr County.
    Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)