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Northern Metalmark

Calephelis borealis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family

Calephelis borealis, commonly known as the northern metalmark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae endemic to the United States. Distribution and habitat One of the few representatives of the usually-tropical Riodinidae in eastern North America, it ranges through western Connecticut south through west-central Pennsylvania, as well as the central Appalachians and Ohio River Valley. Isolated populations are also found in southwest Missouri, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.

Distribution

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