''Calephelis virginiensis'', the little metalmark, is a species of metalmark in the
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. 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 ...
. It is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Calephelis virginiensis'' is 4386.][
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Riodinini
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Butterflies described in 1832
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