Behr's metalmark
Apodemia virgulti
Behr's metalmark is a small butterfly from western North America. It belongs to the metalmarks, butterflies that often have little shiny marks on their wings that look like metal. It was named after the scientist Behr, who described it.
Lives in
Western North America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Like other butterflies, the adult drinks nectar from flowers.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Behr's metalmark about 15 km/h (9.3 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Scientists have split it into eight slightly different groups called subspecies.
2
It was first described by a scientist named Behr in 1865.
3
It belongs to the metalmark family of butterflies.
you asked
Most asked questions about Behr's metalmark
?Why is it called Behr's metalmark?
It was described by the scientist Behr, and it belongs to the metalmark butterflies.
?Is Behr's metalmark dangerous?
No. It is a small, harmless butterfly.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Apodemia virgulti
- Named by
- Behr, 1865
- Group
- Butterflies
- Family
- Riodinidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Riodinidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Apodemia virgulti (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by (c) Daniel S., some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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