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Calephelis nemesis

Common name: Fatal Metalmark

Feeds on these plants:

Ageratum conyzoides

Ageratum houstonianum
(sold as Hawaii Blue)

Baccharis salicifolia

Buddleja alternifolia

Buddleja colvilei

Buddleja crispa

Buddleja davidii

Buddleja davidii ‘Harlequin’

Buddleja davidii ‘Pink Delight’

Buddleja davidii
(sold as dwarf)

Buddleja lindleyana

Buddleja marrubifolia

Buddleja saligna

Buddleja salviifolia

Buddleja weyeriana 'honeycomb'

Buddleja x pikei

Buddleja x weyeriana

Ceanothus americanus

Ceanothus arboreus

Ceanothus cuneatus ssp. rigidus

Ceanothus cuneatus

Ceanothus dentatus

Ceanothus gloriosus

Ceanothus griseus

Ceanothus griseus ‘Yankee Point’

Ceanothus hearstiorum

Ceanothus impressus

Ceanothus impressus
(sold as Vandenberg)

Ceanothus integerrimus

Ceanothus oliganthus

Ceanothus papillosus

Ceanothus prostratus

Ceanothus purpureus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Ceanothus x pallidus ‘Marie Simon’

Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’

Ceanothus ‘Diamond Heights’

Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’

Ceanothus
(sold as papillosus)

Clematis alpina

Clematis armandii

Clematis chrysocoma

Clematis cirrhosa

Clematis crispa

Clematis florida

Clematis heracleifolia

Clematis integrifolia

Clematis koreana var. carunculosa

Clematis lanuginosa

Clematis lasiantha

Clematis macropetala

Clematis montana

Clematis orientalis

Clematis paniculata

Clematis recta

Clematis tangutica

Clematis terniflora

Clematis virginiana

Clematis viticella
(sold as Etoile Violette)

Clematis viticella
(sold as Madame Julia Correvon)

Clematis viticella
(sold as Polish Spirit)

Clematis ‘Barbara Jackman’

Clematis ‘Ernest Markham’

Clematis ‘Evijohill’

Clematis ‘Nelly Moser’

Clematis ‘Rouge Cardinal’

Clematis ‘The President’

Clematis ‘Ville De Lyon’

Clematis
(sold as Little Duckling)

Gaillardia pinnatifida

Gazania hybrid

Gazania linearis

Gazania ‘Daybreak’

Gazania
(sold as Chansonette)

Helianthus angustifolius

Helianthus annuus
(sold as Junior Yellow)

Helianthus annuus
(sold as Paquito Mix)

Helianthus laevigatus

Helianthus maximiliani

Helianthus mollis

Helianthus occidentalis

Helianthus petiolaris

Helianthus salicifolius

Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)

Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)

Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)

Lantana hirta

Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)

Lantana involucrata

Lantana montevidensis

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)

Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)

Lantana ‘Silver Mound’

Lepidospartum squamatum

Phyla nodifolia

Ratibida columnifera

Ratibida pinnata

Symphyotrichum chilense

Symphyotrichum dumosum

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Symphyotrichum henersonii

Symphyotrichum lateriflium

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Symphyotrichum praealtum

Symphyotrichum puniceum

Symphyotrichum spathulatum

Calephelis nemesis, the Fatal Metalmark, can be found in CA,NV,AZ,TX,NE, and NM.
Favorite nectar plants include: Asclepias and Taraxacum
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

Host plants:
Baccharis salicifolia
Clematis drummondii
Clematis henryi
Encelia californica

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