Apodemia walkeri
Appearance
Apodemia walkeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 |
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
[edit]- ^ "Apodemia walkeri Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Apodemia walkeri Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Apodemia walkeri Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.