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Metalmarks
Riondininae
 
Small, only one is found in Florida.
 
name range
&
habitat
active
&
broods
adult
&
larval foods
Little Metalmark
  Calephelis virginiensis
statewide
 
 
pine woods, salt
marshes, fields
Jan-Oct
 
 
multiple
 
milkweeds &
other plants
 
thistles, woody shrubs
& trees

 
 
 
 
Snouts
Libytheinae
 
Appear to have long "noses". Only one is found in Florida.
 
name range
&
habitat
active
&
broods
adult
&
larval foods
Snout
  Libytheana carinenta
statewide
 
 
bushy areas
Jan-Aug
 
 
3+
asters &
other flowers
 
hackberry trees

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