Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri Godman & Salvin)
Wing span: 3/4 - 1 inch (2 - 2.5 cm).
Identification: Small. Upperside gray with blurred white areas and orange marginal bands. Underside white with orange marginal bands and small black marks.
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.
