# Apodemia walkeri

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apodemia_walkeri
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apodemia_walkeri.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodemia_walkeri
> Source revision: 1140828025
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

***Apodemia walkeri***, commonly known as **Walker's metalmark**, is a species of [butterfly](/source/Butterfly) in the family [Riodinidae](/source/Riodinidae) (metalmarks), in the superfamily [Papilionoidea](/source/Papilionoidea) (butterflies and skippers).[1][2] The species was described by [Frederick DuCane Godman](/source/Frederick_DuCane_Godman) and [Osbert Salvin](/source/Osbert_Salvin) in 1886.[3] It is found from north-western Costa Rica north through Mexico. It is an occasional visitor to the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern [Texas](/source/Texas). The habitat consists of subtropical scrubs and forests.

## References

1. ["*Apodemia walkeri* Species Information"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/348921). *BugGuide.net*. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

1. ["*Apodemia walkeri* Report"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=777956). *Integrated Taxonomic Information System*. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

1. ["*Apodemia walkeri* Species Overview"](http://eol.org/pages/187697/overview). *Encyclopedia of Life*. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

## Further reading

- Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". *Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera*, vol. 40, xiv + 658.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). *American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico*. CRC Press.

## External links

- [Butterflies and Moths of North America](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Apodemia walkeri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodemia_walkeri) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodemia_walkeri?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.