Biology:Apodemia walkeri
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Apodemia walkeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Apodemia |
| Species: | A. walkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Apodemia walkeri Godman & Salvin, [1886]
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Apodemia walkeri, commonly known as Walker's metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae (metalmarks), in the superfamily Papilionoidea (butterflies and skippers).[1][2] The species was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1886.[3] It is found from north-western Costa Rica north through Mexico. It is an occasional visitor to the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas . The habitat consists of subtropical scrubs and forests.
References
- ↑ "Apodemia walkeri Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/348921. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Apodemia walkeri Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=777956. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Apodemia walkeri Species Overview". http://eol.org/pages/187697/overview. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading
- Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2013613 entry
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