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🦋 Butterflies & Moths
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Least Concern (species); some subspecies criticallAbout
A small butterfly with dark brown wings covered in white spots arranged in irregular bands. Several of its subspecies are critically endangered.
Did You Know?
The Lange's metalmark subspecies, restricted to a single sand dune in California, is one of the rarest butterflies in the world.