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Calephelis

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Calephelis
Calephelis nemesis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Tribe: Riodinini
Genus: Calephelis
Grote and Robinson, 1869
Species

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Synonyms
  • Lephelisca Barnes & Lindsey, 1922

"Calephelis" is a genus of butterflies that belongs to the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas. There are 43 species in the Neotropical regions and 11 species in the Nearctic.

Larva host plants

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Species of Calephelis feed on Asteraceae, Ranunculaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Bromeliaceae. Recorded larval host plants are in the genera Packera, Parthenium, Mikania, Cirsium, Baccharis, Clematis, Encelia, Eupatorium, Ageratina, Bebbia, Acalypha, Bromelia, Chromolaena, Calea, Fleischmannia and Verbesina.[1]

Species list

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References

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  1. ^ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni y L. M. Hernández (2010) HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosts. (Consulted 2012)
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