Swamp Metalmark Butterfly. They are thus named because for their affinity for swamp or humid areas and for having rusty metal like mark on their wings. It is listed as endangered threatened or of special concern in iowa illinois indiana ohio and michigan.
We began feeding them leaves of swamp thistle their preferred host plant the goal is to. Calephelis muticum the swamp metalmark is a butterfly species in the family riodinidae. Wet meadows marshes or tamarack bogs may surround fen areas.
Calephelis muticum the swamp metalmark is a butterfly species in the family riodinidae.
In wisconsin this butterfly is listed as endangered. The identity of the first butterfly was predictable a male pearl crescent but the other was a complete surprise. It is listed as endangered threatened or of special concern in iowa illinois indiana ohio and michigan. Swamp metalmark calephelis mutica listed as endangered in wisconsin has been found in alkaline wetlands fens.