metalmark

noun

met·al·mark ˈme-tᵊl-ˌmärk

: any of a family (Riodinidae) of small or medium-sized usually brightly colored chiefly tropical butterflies that often have metallic coloration on the wings

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The Lange’s metalmark butterfly and Antioch Dunes evening primrose were listed as endangered species shortly before that. —

Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024 The tiny Lange metalmark butterfly has also seen better days, at its height in 2000 with a population of 2,300. —

Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024 This includes the San Joaquin kit fox and the Lange's metalmark butterfly. —

Grace Manthey, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024 Biologists already knew that metalmark larvae produce a nutritious goo and feed it to ants in exchange for their protection from predators. —

National Geographic, 15 June 2016 Biologists already knew that metalmark larvae produce a nutritious goo and feed it to ants in exchange for their protection from predators. —

National Geographic, 15 June 2016