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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Lange's Metalmark
Description
Family Riodinidae
'The Riodinidae are members
of the Superfamily
Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. They typically thrive in the tropical
latitudes
, especially those of the Americas, and approximately 1,300 species are known. Small to medium in size, metalmarks vary widely in their patterns
, behavior, and postures. Males have reduced front legs
that are not used for walking, and females have three pairs of walking legs. Adults
usually perch with their wings
spread
open or cocked slightly, while many tropical species habitually perch upside down
on large leaves. Males locate mates by perching
, rather than patrolling
. Egg
shape
varies widely, but caterpillars are typically slug-shaped. Metalmarks overwinter
in the larval or pupal stage.
'[1]
Physical Description
Species Apodemia mormo langei
This is a small brightly colored butterfly with a wing span of about one inch . The upper surfaces of the forewings have coal-black to ash-gray edges with three rows of black-bordered irregular white marks along the outer margins . The ground color of the inner surfaces black-bordered white markings. The ground color of the smaller hindwings are dark brown with some splashes of orange near the wing base . The hindwings have similar markings as the forewings, especially in the females. The markings and color of the male hindwings are reduced so that a concolorous brown is present. The marginal markings are similar to those of the forewings with theexception of being reduced in size. The undersides of the forewings are orange with a tan outer margin and markings similar to that of the upper wing surfaces only muted. Tan is the ground color of the undersides of the hind wings with similar markings as the upper surfaces. The sexes have a similar coloration and are difficult to distinguish.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Family:
Riodinidae
()
- Metalmarks
- Genus:
Apodemia
()
- Felder & Felder, 1865
- Specific name:
mormo
- Subspecies:
langei
- Scientific name: - Apodemia mormo langei
- Subspecies:
langei
- Specific name:
mormo
- Genus:
Apodemia
(
- Family:
Riodinidae
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Apodemia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. chisosensis (Chisos Metalmark) · A. duryi (Mexican Metalmark) · A. hepburni (Hepburn's Metalmark) · A. hypoglauca (Glaucous Metalmark) · A. mejicanus (Sonoran Metalmark) · A. mormo (Mormon Metalmark) · A. mormo langei (Lange's Metalmark) · A. mormo peninsularis (Mormon Metalmark) · A. mormo tuolumnensis (Tuolumne Metalmark) · A. multiplaga (Narrow-Winged Metalmark) · A. nais (Nais Metalmark) · A. palmeri (Palmer's Metalmark) · A. palmerii (Palmer's Metalmark) · A. phyciodoides (Crescent Metalmark) · A. virgulti (Behr's Metalmark) · A. virgulti davenporti (Behr's Metalmark) · A. virgulti dialeucoides (Behr's Metalmark) · A. virgulti mojavelimbus (Behr's Metalmark) · A. virgulti nigrescens (Behr's Metalmark) · A. virgulti pratti (Behr's Metalmark) · A. walkeri (Walker's Metalmark) · A. walkerii (Walker's Metalmark)
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Further Reading
- 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 235.
- Bibliography (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) / Charles A. Bridges. Urbana, Ill.: C.A. Bridges, c1993. url p. 11.
- Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group and species-group names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the world / Charles A. Bridges. Urbana, Ill.: C.A. Bridges, c1994. url p. 98.
- Field Museum of Natural History bulletin. Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, [1930]-c1990. url p. 10, p. 18.
- Phytologia. Bronx Park, New York, H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke, url p. 287, p. 288.
- The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book IUCN url p. 320.
- The Lepidopterists' news: the monthly newsletter of the Lepidopterists' Society. Cambridge, Mass.: Lepidopterists' Society, 1947-1958. url p. 88.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2766481
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-201270
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 201270
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEPH7012
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: I00H
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 172617
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=17&sci=Riodinidae&com=Metalmarks [back]
