Apodemia nais

(Edwards, 1871)

Nais Metalmark

Apodemia nais, commonly known as the Nais Metalmark, is a in the Riodinidae. It occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The species was first described by Edwards in 1871.

Riodinidae (10.3897-zookeys.729.20179) Figure 6 by Trujano-Ortega M, García-Vázquez UO, Callaghan CJ, Ávalos-Hernández O, Luis-Martínez MA, Llorente-Bousquets JE (2018) Two new genera of metalmark butterflies of North and Central America (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae). ZooKeys 729: 61-85. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.729.20179. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Nais Metalmark Upper Miller Canyon Sierra Vista AZ 2019-07-31 10-42-18 (48441188651) by Bettina Arrigoni. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.Nais Metalmark Upper Miller Canyon Sierra Vista AZ 2019-07-31 10-42-19 (48441187966) by Bettina Arrigoni. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

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Distribution

Southwestern United States and Mexico

Similar Taxa

  • Apodemia palmeriBoth are Apodemia occurring in southwestern North American deserts; A. palmeri is known from the Tucson, Arizona area where A. nais also occurs
  • Apodemia mormoClosely related metalmark in same with overlapping range in western North America; requires careful examination of wing patterns for separation

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