''Apodemia mejicanus'', the Mexican metalmark or Sonoran metalmark, is a species of butterfly 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 ...
(the metalmarks). It was
first described by
Hans Hermann Behr
Hans Hermann Behr (August 18, 1818, Köthen – March 6, 1904, San Francisco) was a German-American doctor, entomologist and botanist. At the time of his death, the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' reported that he was "reckoned among mental gia ...
in 1865.
[ It is found in North America.][
]
Subspecies
Three subspecies belong to ''Apodemia mejicanus'':
* ''Apodemia mejicanus deserti'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 i
* ''Apodemia mejicanus mejicanus'' (Behr, 1865) i b
* ''Apodemia mejicanus pueblo'' Scott, 1998 i b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = BugGuide]
References
Further reading
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External links
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Apodemia
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Butterflies described in 1865
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