Calephelis
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 McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis argyrodines Mexico, Guatemala, Costa RicaCalephelis arizonensis McAlpine, 1971 ArizonaCalephelis aymaran McAlpine, 1971 Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, BrazilCalephelis azteca McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis bajaensis McAlpine, 1971 Baja CaliforniaCalephelis borealis New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, MissouriCalephelis braziliensis McAlpine, 1971 BrazilCalephelis browni McAlpine, 1971 Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, SalvadorCalephelis burgeri McAlpine, 1971 ColombiaCalephelis candiope ColombiaCalephelis clenchi McAlpine, 1971 GuatemalaCalephelis costaricola Strand, 1916 Mexico, Honduras, PanamaCalephelis dreisbachi McAlpine, 1971 Arizona, MexicoCalephelis exiguus Austin, 1993 Costa RicaCalephelis freemani McAlpine, 1971 TexasCalephelis fulmen Stichel, 1910 Mexico to PanamaCalephelis guatemala McAlpine, 1971 GuatemalaCalephelis huasteca McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis inca McAlpine, 1971 Costa Rica to BrazilCalephelis iris Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, ColombiaCalephelis laverna Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, northern BrazilCalephelis matheri McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis maya McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis mexicana McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis montezuma McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis muticum McAlpine, 1937 Pennsylvania, Great Lakes states, MinnesotaCalephelis nemesis New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, CaliforniaCalephelis nilus VenezuelaCalephelis perditalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 Arizona, Texas, Mexico, Central America, VenezuelaCalephelis rawsoni McAlpine, 1939 Arizona, Texas, MexicoCalephelis sacapulas McAlpine, 1971 GuatemalaCalephelis schausi McAlpine, 1971 Honduras, PanamaCalephelis sinaloensis McAlpine, 1971 MexicoCalephelis sixola McAlpine, 1971 Costa Rica, PanamaCalephelis sodalis Austin, 1993 Costa Rica, PanamaCalephelis stallingsi McAlpine, 1971 Mexico, British Honduras, GuatemalaCalephelis tikal Austin, 1993 GuatemalaCalephelis tapuyo McAlpine, 1971 Orosi, BrazilCalephelis velutina Mexico - ColumbiaCalephelis virginiensis Virginia, Florida, Texas, ArkansasCalephelis wellingi McAlpine, 1971 Mexico, GuatemalaCalephelis wrighti Holland, 1930 California, Arizona, Texas, MexicoCalephelis yautepequensis R. G. Maza & Turrent, 1977 MexicoCalephelis yucatana McAlpine, 1971 Mexico