Calephelis wrighti from Lost Palms wash in Joshua Tree National Park. May 23, 2020.
Calephelis wrighti - Wright's Metalmark. This one was flying in the wash at Hellhole Canyon in Anza-Borrego on Feb. 14, 2006.
Ventral of Calephelis wrighti - Wright's Metalmark (same one), Feb. 14, 2006.
Another
Calephelis wrighti - this one from one of the few
Bebbia juncea plants at a
turnout along Highway 74 in Palm Desert that has a good colony of desert metalmarks and the occasional tiny checkerspot. On good days, you may see all three. June 8, 2019.
©Dennis Walker