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# 10190

Little Metalmark
(Calephelis virginiensis)

Family: Riodiniadae

This was my first time ever finding a Little Metalmark. It`s on Cudweed I believe. You`ll find this little metallic butterfly in open pine woods.

Hosts: Yellow Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)

Photo taken on 8/22/99 in Croatan National Forest in Carteret County, NC