Red-bordered Metalmark
Caria ino Godman & Salvin, 1886
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Identification: Leading edge of forewing is arched in both sexes. Male upperside is dark brown with a postmedian line of metallic spots extending from leading edge of forewing. Female lighter. Underside of male checkered with red; female orange.
Wing Span: 3/4 - 1 inch (2 - 2.5 cm).
Life History: Adults rest by hanging from the underside of leaves. Eggs are laid singly on leaf petioles of host plants. Caterpillars eat leaves and live in a rolled-up leaf or in a nest of leaves tied together with silk. Older caterpillars hibernate, but do not survive freezing weather.
Flight: March-November in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Spiny hackberry (Celtis pallida) in the elm family.
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Subtropical thorn forest.
Range: South Texas south through Mexico to Costa Rica.
Conservation: Populations in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas should be conserved.
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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Observation date: Feb 08, 2022
Submitted by: wwasham19536@ya...
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Feb 20, 2022
Observation date: Nov 07, 2021
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 10, 2021
Observation date: Nov 02, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: Nov 03, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: Nov 07, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: Oct 21, 2019
Submitted by: Richard Burton
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Nov 26, 2019
Observation date: Nov 08, 2018
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Mar 20, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Nov 05, 2018
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Mar 03, 2019
Observation date: Nov 05, 2013
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 14, 2019
Observation date: Nov 03, 2018
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Nov 04, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Nov 21, 2018
Observation date: Oct 25, 2017
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: Mar 14, 2018
Submitted by: Christinalea
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 01, 2018
Observation date: Nov 12, 2017
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 15, 2018
Observation date: Nov 12, 2016
Submitted by: SeEtta
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 13, 2017
Observation date: Jan 29, 2016
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Jan 23, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Mar 13, 2017
Observation date: Nov 08, 2016
Submitted by: pumblebumble
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2017
Observation date: Sep 16, 2016
Submitted by: philip.woodscc@...
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
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Verified date: Nov 11, 2016
Observation date: Oct 08, 2016
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 16, 2016
Observation date: Nov 09, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 16, 2016
Observation date: Nov 07, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 16, 2016
Observation date: Sep 13, 2010
Submitted by: Martin and Sara
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 13, 2015
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