Biology:Apodemia mejicanus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Apodemia mejicanus
METALMARK, SONORAN (Apodemia mejicanus) (3-22-2015) 78 circulo montana, patagonia lake ranch estates, scc, az (16710518239).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Apodemia
Species:
A. mejicanus
Binomial name
Apodemia mejicanus
(Behr, 1865)

Apodemia mejicanus, the Mexican metalmark or Sonoran metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae (the metalmarks). It was first described by Hans Hermann Behr in 1865.[1][2] It is found in North America.[1]

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,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = BugGuide[2]

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2113016 entry