Calephelis is a genus of butterflies that belongs to the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas, with 43 species in the Neotropical regions and 11 species in the Nearctic.
Larva host plants
Species of Calephelis feed on the Asteraceae, Ranunculaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Bromeliaceae. Recorded larval host plants are in the genera Packera, Parthenium, Mikania, Cirsium, Baccharis, Clematis, Encelia, Eupatorium, Ageratina, Bebbia, Acalypha, Bromelia, Chromolaena, Calea, Fleischmannia, and Verbesina.
Species list
- Calephelis acapulcoensis <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis argyrodines <small>(Bates, 1866)</small> Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica
- Calephelis arizonensis <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Arizona
- Calephelis aymaran <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil
- Calephelis azteca <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis bajaensis <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Baja California
- Calephelis borealis <small>(Grote & Robinson, 1866)</small> New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri
- Calephelis braziliensis <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Brazil
- Calephelis browni <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador
- Calephelis burgeri <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Colombia
- Calephelis candiope <small>(Druce, 1904)</small> Colombia
- Calephelis clenchi <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Guatemala
- Calephelis costaricola <small>Strand, 1916</small> Mexico, Honduras, Panama
- Calephelis dreisbachi <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Arizona, Mexico
- Calephelis exiguus <small>Austin, 1993</small> Costa Rica
- Calephelis freemani <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Texas
- Calephelis fulmen <small>Stichel, 1910</small> Mexico to Panama
- Calephelis guatemala <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Guatemala
- Calephelis huasteca <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis inca <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Costa Rica to Brazil
- Calephelis iris <small>(Staudinger, 1876)</small> Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia
- Calephelis laverna <small>(Godman & Salvin, [1886])</small> Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, northern Brazil
- Calephelis matheri <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis maya <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis mexicana <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis montezuma <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis muticum <small>McAlpine, 1937</small> Pennsylvania, Great Lakes states, Minnesota
- Calephelis nemesis <small>(Edwards, 1871)</small> New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California
- Calephelis nilus <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1861)</small> Venezuela
- Calephelis perditalis <small>Barnes & McDunnough, 1918</small> Arizona, Texas, Mexico, Central America, Venezuela
- Calephelis rawsoni <small>McAlpine, 1939</small> Arizona, Texas, Mexico
- Calephelis sacapulas <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Guatemala
- Calephelis schausi <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Honduras, Panama
- Calephelis sinaloensis <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
- Calephelis sixola <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Costa Rica, Panama
- Calephelis sodalis <small>Austin, 1993</small> Costa Rica, Panama
- Calephelis stallingsi <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala
- Calephelis tikal <small>Austin, 1993</small> Guatemala
- Calephelis tapuyo <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Orosi, Brazil
- Calephelis velutina <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1878)</small> Mexico - Columbia
- Calephelis virginiensis <small>(Guérin-Méneville, 1831)</small> Virginia, Florida, Texas, Arkansas
- Calephelis wellingi <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico, Guatemala
- Calephelis wrighti <small>Holland, 1930</small> California, Arizona, Texas, Mexico
- Calephelis yautepequensis <small>R. G. Maza & Turrent, 1977</small> Mexico
- Calephelis yucatana <small>McAlpine, 1971</small> Mexico
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