Northern Metalmark
Calephelis borealis (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Identification: Male forewing rounded. Upperside of both wings brown with wide orange borders and dark median band.
Wing Span: 1 1/8 - 1 1/4 inches (2.9 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Adults may rest upside down beneath leaves. Males perch on leaves to seek females. Eggs are laid on the underside of host plant leaves, which the caterpillars eat. Half-grown caterpillars hibernate in leaf litter.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to late July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Roundleaf ragwort (Senecio obovatus); possibly golden ragwort (Senecio aureus) and common fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers including butterflyweed, white sweet clover, goldenrod, ox-eye daisy, sneezeweed, and yarrow.
Habitat: Open woodland streams near serpentine, shale, or limestone barrens.
Range: Western Connecticut south through west-central Pennsylvania; central Appalachians and Ohio River Valley. Isolated populations in southwest Missouri and eastern Oklahoma.
Conservation: Most populations are small and isolated. Almost all populations should be of concern.
NCGR: G3 - Very rare or local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (21 to 100 occurrences). (Threatened throughout its range).
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: May 31, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (McMahon, Jerri)
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: May 30, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Arbour, Davie & Heck, Berlin)
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Aug 31, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Fisher, John)
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jun 10, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hoffman, Jim)
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Jul 17, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Betsy Leppo)
Region: Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Dec 11, 2008
Observation date: Aug 01, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D. Rudolf & C. Ely)
Region: Garland County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Jun 06, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rick R. Schaefer)
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 20, 2008
Observation date: Jul 19, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Art Shapiro)
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Art Shapiro)
Verified date: Feb 25, 2008
Observation date: Jun 19, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Barry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E. 2005)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
Observation date: Jun 08, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rose Maschek)
Region: Baxter County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Feb 02, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 30, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 30, 2007
Observation date: Jun 05, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (JH Williamson, C. Rudolph)
Region: Scott County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Craig Rudolph)
Verified date: Jan 26, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: Jun 06, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (RR Schaefer)
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Craig Rudolph)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2006
Observation date: Aug 09, 2005
Submitted by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Region: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2006
Observation date: Aug 01, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (CS Collins)
Region: Garland County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Craig Rudolph)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Boone County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Trimble County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lewis County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Russell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Warren County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Delaware County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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