Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Papilionoidea Riodinidae

• Calephelis virginiensis (Guérin-Méneville, [1832]) Virginia - Florida - Texas, Arkansas. See [maps] Little Metalmark Virginia Metalmark

  • Erycina virginiensis Guérin-Méneville, [1832]; Icon. Règne anim. Cuvier 3 (Insectes): 489, pl. 81, f. 1; TL: "N. Amer."
  • Erycina virginiensis Gray, 1832; in Griffith, Cuvier's Anim. Kingdom 15: 58, f. 1
  • Nymphidia pumila Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (11-22): 131-137, f. 6-7; TL: California
    • = ; [NL4A], #532
  • ?cerea Hübner
  • ?virginiensis Boisduval
  • ?cereus Doubleday
  • Calephelis louisiana Holland, 1929; Ent. News 40 (1): 20; TL: Louisiana
    • = ; [NL4A], #532

  • Calephelis virginiensis; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 23; [NACL], #4386; [NAB], 519; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419, f. 2&3 H; [NL4A], #532; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Charis virginiensis; [EBW], (name only)
  • Lephelisca virginiensis; [BOW]: pl. 20, f. 45

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • caeneus auth., not Linnaeus, 1767;
  • Calephelis caenius[sic]; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 35

  Larva on Cirsium horridulum [NAB]

• Calephelis nilus (C. & R. Felder, 1861) Venezuela. See [maps]

  • Charis nilus C. & R. Felder, 1861; Wien. ent. Monats. 5 (4): 100; TL: Venezuela

  • Calephelis nilus; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 148; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 24; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #534; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • Charis nilus; [EBW]

  Larva on Bromelia antiacantha? Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 418

• Calephelis argyrodines (Bates, 1866) Mexico, Guatemala - Costa Rica. See [maps]

  • Charis argyrodines Bates, 1866; Ent. mon. Mag. 3 (31): 154; TL: Duenas, Guatemala

  • Calephelis argyrodines; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 25; [BCR2], 178; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #535; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • Charis argyrodines; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 430, 3: pl. 44, f. 5-6
• Calephelis borealis (Grote & Robinson, 1866) New York, New Jersey - Virginia, Kentucky - Ohio - Indiana - Missouri. See [maps] Northern Metalmark

  • Nymphidia borealis Grote & Robinson, 1866; Ann. Lyc. nat. Hist. N.Y. 8: 351; TL: New York State
  • Calephelis geda Scudder, 1876

  • Calephelis borealis; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 35; [NACL], #4387; [NAB], 519; [Opler]; dos Passos, 1936, Can. Ent. 68: 167; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Lephelisca borealis; [BOW], (text only)

  Larva on Senecio obovatus dos Passos, 1936, Can. Ent. 68: 167-170

• Calephelis nemesis (Edwards, 1871) -. See [maps] Fatal Metalmark Dusky Metalmark

  • Charis nemesis Edwards, 1871; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (3/4): 212; TL: Arizona

  • Calephelis nemesis costaricicola; [CoL]
  • Calephelis nemesis; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 35; [NACL], #4388; [NAB], 520; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #536; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Emesis nemesis; [BOW]: pl. 20, f. 43

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Calephelis nemesis (= Calephelis arizonensis); Holland, 1898, Buttefly Book: pl. 28, f. 14

  Larva on Encelia californica, Baccharis glutinosa, Clematis drummondii, C. henryi Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 418

  • C. n. nemesis N.Mexico, Arizona

    • Calephelis nemesis nemesis; [NL4A], #536a; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • C. n. australis (Edwards, 1877) Texas

    • Charis australis Edwards, 1877; Field & Forest 3 (5): 87; TL: San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
    • Charis guadeloupe Strecker, [1878]; Lep. Rhopal. Het. (14): 131; TL: San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
      • = ; [NL4A], #536b

    • Calephelis australis; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 35
    • Calephelis nemesis australis; [NACL], #4388a; [NL4A], #536b; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
    • Calpehelis nemesis australis; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 28
    • Charis australis; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 430

    Misidentified/misapplied:

    • Calephelis australis (= Calephelis arizonensis); Holland, 1931, The Butterfly Book (1931 edn): pl. 8, f. 14
  • C. n. californica McAlpine, 1971 California

    • Calephelis nemesis californica McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 34; TL: Gypsum Canyon, Orange Co., California

    • Calephelis nemesis californica; [NACL], #4388c; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #536c; [CoL]

    Larva on Baccharis glutinosa McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 35

  • C. n. dammersi McAlpine, 1971 California

    • Calephelis nemesis dammersi McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 31; TL: Blythe, Riverside Co., California

    • Calephelis nemesis dammersi; [NACL], #4388b; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #536d; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis bajaensis McAlpine, 1971 Baja California. See [maps]

  • Calephelis nemesis bajaensis McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 36; TL: Baja

  • Calephelis bajaensis; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #537; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • Calephelis nemesis bajaensis; [CoL]
• Calephelis exiguus Austin, 1993 Costa Rica. See [maps]

  • Calephelis exiguus Austin, 1993; J. Res. Lep. 30 (3-4): 241; TL: Costa Rica

  • Calephelis exigua[sic]; [NL4A], #538
  • Calephelis exiguus; [BCR2], 178; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis laverna (Godman & Salvin, [1886]) Colombia, Ecuador, N.Brazil. See [maps]

  • Charis laverna Godman & Salvin, [1886]; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 430; TL: Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama
  • Charis caenius Godman & Salvin, 1880; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1880 (3): 125 (preocc. Linnaeus?); TL: Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama

  • Calephelis laverna; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 36; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419, f. 2&3 G; [NL4A], #533; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Charis laverna; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 703

  Larva on Chromolaena odorata, Eupatorium ivaefolium, E. macrophylum, E. microstemon Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 418

  • C. l. laverna Mexico, Panama

    • Calephelis laverna laverna; [NL4A], #533a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • C. l. parva Austin, 1993 Costa Rica

    • Calephelis laverna parva Austin, 1993; J. Res. Lep. 30 (3-4): 243; TL: Costa Rica

    • Calephelis laverna parva; [BCR2], 178; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #533b; [BOA]
  • C. l. trinidadensis McAlpine, 1971 Trinidad, Venezuela

    • Calephelis laverna trinidadensis McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 37; TL: St. Ann, Trinidad, British West Indies

    • Calephelis laverna trinidadensis; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #533c; [CoL] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis fulmen Stichel, 1910 Mexico - Panama. See [maps]

  • Calephelis fulmen Stichel, 1910; Berl. ent. Z. 55 (1/2): 103; TL: San Carlos, Costa Rica

  • Calephelis fulmen; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 38; [BCR2], 176; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #544; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

  386x542 (~31Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

• Calephelis mexicana McAlpine, 1971 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Calephelis mexicana McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 41; TL: Mirador, Veracruz, Mexico

  • Calephelis mexicana; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #541; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
• Calephelis sixola McAlpine, 1971 Costa Rica. See [maps]

  • Calephelis sixola McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 43; TL: Sixola River, Costa Rica

  • Calephelis sixola; [BCR2], 174; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #542; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis costaricola Strand, 1916 ?Mexico, Honduras - Panama. See [maps]

  • Calephelis costaricola Strand, 1916; Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2): 19, pl. 14, f. 20-21; TL: Costa Rica, Monte Rodondo [neotype]

  • Calephelis costaricola; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 44; [BCR2], 177; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #539
• Calephelis perditalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 S.Arizona, S.Texas, Mexico, CA, Venezuela. See [maps] Rounded Metalmark Lost Metalmark

  • Calephelis perditalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 75, pl. 12, f. 5-7; TL: San Benito, Texas

  • Calephelis perditalis; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 47; [NACL], #4389; [NAB], 521; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #540; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Eupatorium odoratum McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 48, Chromolaena odorata, Eupatorium glabratum Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 418

  • C. p. perditalis Mexico, S.Texas

    • Calephelis perditalis perditalis; [NL4A], #540a; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • C. p. donahuei McAlpine, 1971 Mexico

    • Calephelis perditalis donahuei McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 49; TL: 3 mi. SW of Jacala, Hidalgo, Mexico, 5800ft

    • Calephelis perditalis donahuei; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #540b; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis wrighti Holland, 1930 S.California, SW.Arizona, Texas, Mexico. See [maps] Wright's Metalmark

  • Calephelis wrighti Holland, 1930; Ann. Carnegie Mus. 20 (1): 5; TL: S.California?

  • Calephelis wrighti; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 50; [NACL], #4390; [NAB], 522; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #543; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Lephelisca wrighti; [BOW]: pl. 20, f. 46

  Larva on Bebbea juncea McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 51

• Calephelis muticum McAlpine, 1937 W.Pennsylvania - Great Lakes States - SE.Minnesota. See [maps] Swamp Metalmark

  • Calephelis muticum McAlpine, 1937; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 32 (2): 43, pl. 1, f. 1-7; TL: Willis, Washtenaw Co., Michigan

  • Calephelis mutica; [NACL], #4391
  • Calephelis muticum; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 51; [NAB], 522; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Calpehelis muticum; McAlpine, 1938, Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 33: 111-121
  • Emesis muticum; [BOW]: pl. 20, f. 42; [CoL]

  Larva on Cirsium muticum McAlpine, 1938, Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 33:, C. altissimum Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 418

• Calephelis rawsoni McAlpine, 1939 Arizona, Texas, Mexico. See [maps] Rawson's Metalmark

  • Calephelis rawsoni McAlpine, 1939; Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 34: 75; TL: Kerrville, Kerr Co., Texas

  • Calephelis rawsoni; McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 52; [NACL], #4392; [NAB], 423; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #545; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Emesis rawsoni; [BOW], (text only); [CoL]

  Larva on Eupatorium havanense, E. greggii McAlpine, 1971, J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 53

• Calephelis freemani McAlpine, 1971 Texas. See [maps] Freeman's Metalmark

  • Calephelis freemani McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 53; TL: Davis Mts., about 12 mi. NW Alpine, St. Hwy. 188, Jeff Davis Co., Texas

  • Calephelis freemani; [NACL], #4393; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #546; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • Calephelis rawsoni freemani; [USGS]
• Calephelis arizonensis McAlpine, 1971 S.Arizona. See [maps] Arizona Metalmark

  • Calephelis arizonensis McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 55; TL: Baboquivari Mts., Pima Co., Arizona

  • Calephelis arizonensis; [NACL], #4394; [NAB], 524; [Opler]; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #547; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
• Calephelis sinaloensis McAlpine, 1971 -. See [maps]

  • Calephelis sinaloensis McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 58; TL: 17 mi. E of Concordia, Sinaloa, Mexico

  • Calephelis rawsoni sinaloensis;
  • Calephelis sinaloensis neuvoleon; [CoL]
  • Calephelis sinaloensis; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #548; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • C. s. sinaloensis Mexico

    • Calephelis sinaloensis sinaloensis; [NL4A], #548a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • C. s. nuevoleon McAlpine, 1971 Mexico

    • Calephelis sinaloensis nuevoleon McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 59; TL: Iturbide, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

    • Calephelis sinaloensis nuevoleon; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #548b; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis dreisbachi McAlpine, 1971 Arizona, Mexico. See [maps] Nogales Metalmark

  • Calephelis dreisbachi McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 61; TL: San Blas, Sinaloa, Mexico

  • Calephelis dreisbachi; [NACL], #4395; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #549; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis stallingsi McAlpine, 1971 E.Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Calephelis stallingsi McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 63; TL: Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

  • Calephelis stallingsi; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #550; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

  445x499 (~25Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

• Calephelis matheri McAlpine, 1971 Mexico (Michoacan, Guerrero, Jalisco, Zacatecas). See [maps]

  • Calephelis matheri McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 66; TL: San Jose Purua, Michoacan, Mexico

  • Calephelis matheri; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #551; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis huasteca McAlpine, 1971 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Calephelis huasteca McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 68; TL: near Tamazanchale, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

  • Calephelis huasteca; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #552; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis montezuma McAlpine, 1971 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Calephelis montezuma McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 69; TL: Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

  • Calephelis montezuma; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #553; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis acapulcoensis McAlpine, 1971 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Calephelis acapulcoensis McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 71; TL: Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

  • Calephelis acapulcoensis; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #554; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis azteca McAlpine, 1971 Mexico (Veracriz.Tamaulipas). See [maps]

  • Calephelis azteca McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 72; TL: Fortin de los Flores, Vera Cruz, Mexico

  • Calephelis azteca; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #555; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis yucatana McAlpine, 1971 Mexico (Yucatan, Veracruz, Tabasco, Oaxaca), British Honduras, Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Calephelis yucatana McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 72; TL: X-can, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico

  • Calephelis yucatana; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #556; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis maya McAlpine, 1971 Mexico (Yucatan, Quintana Roo). See [maps]

  • Calephelis maya McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 76; TL: X-Can, Quintana Roo, Mexico

  • Calephelis maya; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #557; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

  355x512 (~27Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

• Calephelis yautepequensis R. G. Maza & Turrent, 1977 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Calephelis yautepequensis R. G. Maza & Turrent, 1977; ; TL: Mexico, Morelos

  • Calephelis yautepequensis; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #558; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis wellingi McAlpine, 1971 -. See [maps]

  • Calephelis wellingi McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 77; TL: Tepescuintle, Tenosque, Tabasco, Mexico

  • Calephelis wellingi; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #559; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

  404x500 (~30Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

  • C. w. wellingi Mexico(Tabasco)

    • Calephelis wellingi wellingi; [NL4A], #559a; [BOA]
  • C. w. baleuensis McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala

    • Calephelis wellingi baleuensis McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 79; TL: Baleu, Mpio San Cristobal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

    • Calephelis wellingi baleuensis; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #559b; [CoL] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis sacapulas McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala (Sacapulas). See [maps]

  • Calephelis sacapulas McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 82; TL: Sacapulas, Quiche, Guatemala, 4500ft

  • Calephelis sacapulas; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #560; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis clenchi McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Calephelis clenchi McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 83; TL: Quisache, Mpio Acatenango, Chimaltenango, Guatemala

  • Calephelis clenchi; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #561; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

  350x507 (~26Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

• Calephelis browni McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador. See [maps]

  • Calephelis browni McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 84; TL: Turialba, Ais, Costa Rica, 620m

  • Calephelis browni; [BCR2], 177; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #562; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

  427x555 (~32Kb) ♀ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

  379x493 (~28Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

• Calephelis sodalis Austin, 1993 Costa Rica, ?Panama. See [maps]

  • Calephelis sodalis Austin, 1993; J. Res. Lep. 30 (3-4): 237; TL: Costa Rica

  • Calephelis sodalis; [BCR2], 177; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #563; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis schausi McAlpine, 1971 Honduras - Panama. See [maps]

  • Calephelis schausi McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 86; TL: San Mateo, Costa Rica

  • Calephelis schausi; [BCR2], 176; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #564; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
• Calephelis guatemala McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Calephelis guatemala McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 88; TL: valley of River Polochic, Hague, Guatemala

  • Calephelis guatemala; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #565; [CoL] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis inca McAlpine, 1971 Costa Rica - N.Brazil. See [maps]

  • Calephelis inca McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 90; TL: Cacagualito, Dept. Magdalena, Colombia, 1500ft

  • Calephelis inca; [BCR2], 178; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #566; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis tapuyo McAlpine, 1971

  • Calephelis tapuyo McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 91; TL: Orosi, Brazil

  • Calephelis tapuyo; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #567; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis aymaran McAlpine, 1971 Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil. See [maps]

  • Calephelis aymaran McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 93; TL: Rio Surutu, E. Bolivia, 350m

  • Calephelis aymaran; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #568; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis braziliensis McAlpine, 1971 Brazil (Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceara, Parabia). See [maps]

  • Calephelis braziliensis McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 94; TL: Cabo, Est. Pernambuco, Brazil

  • Calephelis braziliensis; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #569; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis burgeri McAlpine, 1971 Colombia. See [maps]

  • Calephelis burgeri McAlpine, 1971; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (1): 96; TL: "Purnio", Rio Magdalena, Colombia

  • Calephelis burgeri; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #570; [CoL] ; [BOA]
• Calephelis tikal Austin, 1993 Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Calephelis tikal Austin, 1993; J. Res. Lep. 30 (3-4): 245; TL: Guatemala

  • Calephelis tikal; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #571; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

  394x517 (~34Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

• Calephelis candiope (Druce, 1904) Colombia. See [maps]

  • Charis candiope Druce, 1904; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1904 (1): 486, pl. 34, f. 9; TL: Colombia
  • Calephelis velutina pyritis Stichel, 1928; ; TL: Colombia
    • = ; Hall & Harvey, 2001, Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 94 (5): 634; [NL4A], #572

  • Calephelis candiope; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419, f. 2&3 E-F; [NL4A], #572; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
  • Charis candiope; Hall & Harvey, 2001, Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 94 (5): 634
  • Charis gynaea candiope; ; [CoL]
  • Charis velutina pyritis;
  • ?Chalodeta candiope; [BCR2], 171

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • ?Chalodeta candiope (= Charis nicolayi); [BCR2], ♀
• Calephelis iris (Staudinger, 1876) Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala - Colombia. See [maps]

  • Charis iris Staudinger, 1876; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 25 (1): 110; TL: Panama
  • Calephelis irina Stichel, 1928; ; TL: Costa Rica
    • = ; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419; [NL4A], #573

  • Calephelis iris; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419, f. 2&3 A-B; [NL4A], #573; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Charis iris; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 429; [BCR2], 172; Hall & Harvey, 2001, Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 94 (5): 634 (note)

  Larva on Acalypha diversifolia Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 418

• Calephelis velutina (Godman & Salvin, 1878) Mexico - Columbia. See [maps]

  • Charis velutina Godman & Salvin, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (2): 364; TL: Guatemala

  • Calephelis velutina; Hall & Harvey, 2002, Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 95 (4): 419, f. 2&3 C-D; [NL4A], #574; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
  • Charis velutina; Godman & Salvin, [1886], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 428, 3: pl. 44, f. 3-4; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 703; [BCR2], 172; Hall & Harvey, 2001, Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 94 (5): 634 (note)
  • Emesis velutina; [CoL]
  • ?Emesis velutina; [BOW]: pl. 72, f. 23

  462x499 (~29Kb) ♀ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

  445x492 (~30Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey

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