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Little Metal-mark

Calephelis caenius

Plate XXVIII — Little Metal-mark is Fig. 16
Plate XXVIII — Little Metal-mark is Fig. 16
Little Metal-mark (detail)
Little Metal-mark (detail)

Butterfly.-Very small, reddish-brown on the upper side, brighter red on the under side. On both the upper and under sides the wings are profusely spotted with small steely-blue metallic markings, arranged in more or less regular transverse series, especially on the outer margin. Expanse, .75 inch.

Early Stages.-The life-history is unknown.

Caenius is common in Florida, and ranges thence northward to Virginia and westward to Texas.