Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small, darkly colored butterflies of the family Riodinidae, occurring mainly in tropical regions and having iridescent lines or spots on the wings.
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- noun Any
butterfly of the familyRiodinidae
Etymologies
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Examples
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Scientists have now discovered that metalmark moths in Costa Rica use mimicry to escape hunters as well, by mimicking the very predators that might normally eat them.
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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Litchfield - About one-fifth of the 117 butterfly species native to the state - including the silvery checkerspot, northern metalmark and frosted elfin - are listed as rare and endangered by the Department of Environmental Protection, a decline that has hastened in the past three years.
USATODAY.com 2006
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A new study published in the inaugural issue of PLoS ONE (an online open-access journal of science) notes the discovery that metalmark moths (Brenthia) mimic jumping spiders.
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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Antioch Dunes was the first national wildlife refuge set aside for an insect, Lange's metalmark butterfly.
News - latimes.com 2011
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Antioch Dunes was the first national wildlife refuge set aside for an insect, Lange's metalmark butterfly.
News - latimes.com 2011
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Wildlife service The Lange's metalmark butterfly, once on the verge of extinction, has only 10 days to mate and lay eggs.
WN.com - Articles related to '10 most wanted' plants inspected for clues to climate change 2010
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Wildlife service The Lange's metalmark butterfly, once on the verge of extinction, has only 10 days to mate and lay eggs.
WN.com - Articles related to '10 most wanted' plants inspected for clues to climate change 2010
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Wildlife service The Lange's metalmark butterfly, once on the verge of extinction, has only 10 days to mate and lay eggs.
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Wildlife service The Lange's metalmark butterfly, once on the verge of extinction, has only 10 days to mate and lay eggs.
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L.st year, University of Connecticut science professor David L. Wagner noted a two-year precipitous decline in the number of northern metalmark butterflies in counts conducted in Falls Village.
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