Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Rusty Metalmark
Synargis mycone (Hewitson, 1865)


Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Identification: Sexually dimorphic. Males are rusty, reddish brown on the dorsal side. Females have a large white stripe across both the hindwings and forewings.
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Range: Western Mexico to Nicaragua (source: Butterflies of America)
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