Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares [Edwards])
Wing span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/8 inches (3.2 - 3.5 cm).
Identification: Fringes mostly white. Upperside dark brown with many dark narrow bars. Hindwing with orange patch. Underside dusky orange with rows of small black spots.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: One flight from July-September.
Caterpillar hosts: Possibly oak trees (Quercus species).
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Washes and streamsides in oak woodland of desert mountains.
Range: Southern Arizona and Mexico.
