Walker's Metalmark
Apodemia walkeri Godman & Salvin, 1886
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Identification: Small. Upperside gray with blurred white areas and orange marginal bands. Underside white with orange marginal bands and small black marks.
Wing Span: 3/4 - 1 inch (2 - 2.5 cm).
Life History: Not reported.
Flight: June and October in South Texas, all year in Mexico.
Caterpillar Hosts: Not reported.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Subtropical scrub and forest.
Range: Northwest Costa Rica north through Mexico. An occasional visitor to the lower Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.
Conservation: Not required for periodic stray.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 21 of 21 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 10, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Nov 07, 2022
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 18, 2022
Observation date: Nov 07, 2022
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 18, 2022
Observation date: Nov 01, 2022
Submitted by: Reneerob17
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 06, 2022
Observation date: Oct 29, 2022
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 05, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2017
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Chiapas, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Oct 31, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 02, 2022
Observation date: Oct 31, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 01, 2022
Observation date: Nov 09, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 01, 2016
Observation date: Oct 28, 2013
Submitted by: Ron and Nancy Goor
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 29, 2013
Observation date: Oct 26, 2013
Submitted by: rzurovec
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 31, 2013
Observation date: Sep 27, 2011
Submitted by: rzurovec
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Oct 09, 2011
Observation date: Sep 27, 2011
Submitted by: rzurovec
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Oct 09, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jan 03, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas))
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004