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Narrow-winged Metalmark

(Apodemia multiplaga)

 

 

Narrow-winged Metalmark (Apodemia multiplaga Schaus)

Wing span: 1 1/8 - 1 15/16 (28 -33 mm).

Identification: Forewings pointed. Brown with white spots and checks (rare).

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: March - October (several flights).

Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.

Adult food: Flower nectar for Cordias and probably other plants.

Habitat: Open woods and second growth in tropical lowlands.

Range: South Texas as rare stray south to northwestern Costa Rica.

 

Narrow-winged Metalmark (Apodemia multiplaga)