Calephelis

Calephelis is a genus of butterflies that belongs to the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas, with 43 species in the Neotropical regions and 11 species in the Nearctic.

Calephelis
Calephelis nemesis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Tribe:	Riodinini
Genus:	Calephelis Grote and Robinson, 1869
Species
See text
Synonyms
Lephelisca Barnes & Lindsey, 1922

Larva host plants

Species of Calephelis feed on the Asteraceae, Ranunculaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Bromeliaceae. Recorded larval host plants are in the genera Packera, Parthenium, Mikania, Cirsium, Baccharis, Clematis, Encelia, Eupatorium, Ageratina, Bebbia, Acalypha, Bromelia, Chromolaena, Calea, Fleischmannia, and Verbesina.^[1]