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Standardized Common North American Butterfly Names

Swallowtails Whites Coppers Blues Nymphs 1 Satyrs Skippers 1
Parnassians Sulphurs Hairstreaks Metalmarks Nymphs 2 Danaids Skippers 2

Metalmarks

Scientific Name US Common Name Canada Common Name
Calephelis virginiensis Little Metalmark  
Calephelis borealis Northern Metalmark  
Calephelis muticum Swamp Metalmark  
Calephelis nemesis nemesis Fatal Metalmark  
Calephelis nemesis dammersi Dammer’s Metalmark  
Calephelis nemesis californica California Metalmark  
Calephelis nemesis australis Southern Metalmark  
Calephelis nemesis *bajaensis Baja Dusky Metalmark (*Baja)  
Calephelis arizonensis Arizona Metalmark  
Calephelis rawsoni Rawson’s Metalmark  
Calephelis freemani Freeman’s Matalmark  
Calephelis dreisbachi * Nogales Metalmark (*Mexico)  
Calephelis wrighti Wright’s Metalmark  
Calephelis nilus perditalis Rounded Metalmark  
     
Caria ino melicerta Red-bordered Metalmark  
     
Lasaia sula peninsularis Blue Metalmark  
Lasaia maria Maria’s Metalmark  
     
Melanis pixe Pxie Metalmark  
     
Emesis zela cleis Cleis Metalmark  
Emesis ares Ares Metalmark  
Emesis emesia Curve-wing Metalmark  
Emesis tenedia Falcate Metalmark  
     
Apodemia mormo mormo Mormon Metalmark Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo langei Lange’s Metalmark  
Apodemia mormo autumnalis Autumn Metalmark  
Apodemia mormo prava ?    Metalmark  
Apodemia mormo ? (Calif. coast) Coastal Mormon Metalmark  
Apodemia mormo ? Great Basin populations  
Apodemia mormo cythera Cythera Metalmark  
Apodemia mormo tuolumnensis Tuolumne Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti virgulti Behr’s Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti nigrescens x     Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti arenaria Sand Dunes Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti davenporti Davenport’s Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti mojavelimbus Ord Mountains Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti *dialeuca Whitish Metalmark  (*Baja)  
Apodemia virgulti dialeucoides ?     Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti penninsularis Peninsular Metalmark  
Apodemia virgulti pratti Pratt’s Metalmark  
Apodemia mejicanus Sonoran Metalmark  
Apodemia mejicanus deserti Desert Metalmark  
Apodemia mejicanus *maxima Giant Metalmark (* Baja)  
Apodemia duryi duryi Dury’s Metalmark  
Apodemia duryi  ? ?  
Apodemia multiplaga Narrow Winged  
Apodemia hepburni Hepburn’s Metalmark  
Apodemia palmerii palmerii Palmer’s Metalmark  
Apodemia palmerii Arizona Arizona Palmer’s Metalmark  
Apodemia palmerii *murphyi Murphy”s Metalmark (*Baja)  
Apodemia walkeri Walker’s Metalmark  
Apodemia phyciodoides Crescent Metalmark  
Apodemia nais Nais Metalmark  
Apodemia chisosensis Chisos Metalmark