Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
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.
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