Nais Metalmark
Apodemia nais (W.H. Edwards, 1877)
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Identification: Upperside checkered with dark brown and orange-brown; forewing with white spot near tip. Forewing below is orange with black spots. Hindwing below is gray with scattered black spots; orange spots near margin and center of wing.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/8 inches (3.2 - 3.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch and patrol near the host plant for females. Eggs are laid singly on leaves or flowers. Caterpillars rest in shelters of leaves tied together with silk and emerge to feed on leaves and fruits. Mature caterpillars hibernate in leaf litter.
Flight: One brood from May-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Fendler\'s snowbrush (Ceanothus fendleri).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open woodland, chaparral, streamsides.
Range: Rocky Mountains from central Colorado south to New Mexico, Arizona and northern Sierra Madre Occidentale of Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2022
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
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Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jun 17, 1989
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Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Jun 26, 1994
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Observation date: Jul 07, 1998
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Verified date: Mar 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 24, 2021
Submitted by: Chrustay
Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
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Region: Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Nov 16, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2020
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Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Nov 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: JulieLuetzelschwab
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: NMElaine
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 02, 2020
Submitted by: rebeccagracey
Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 07, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: ASchmierer
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: JulieLuetzelschwab
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 22, 2019
Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: pauhana
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 16, 2019
Observation date: Jun 25, 2019
Submitted by: varajuan
Region: Navajo County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2017
Submitted by: NMElaine
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 07, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2017
Submitted by: conor.flynn
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jul 11, 2017
Observation date: Jul 09, 2015
Submitted by: Christian.Nunes
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 06, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
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