Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis nilus)
Wing span: 11/16 - 15/16 inch (1.8 - 2.4 cm).
Identification: Male with tip of forewing rounded. Upperside brown with indistinctly checkered fringes; may have dark median band.
Life history: Eggs are laid singly in axils of host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves.
Flight: Throughout the year in South Texas, although most common from March-November.
Caterpillar hosts: Boneset (Eupatorium odoratum) in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Adult food: Flower nectar including boneset.
Habitat: Open areas such as thorn scrub, road edges, and fencerows.
Range: Central Texas south to central Mexico.
