butterfly – Casey Girard Illustration

Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly

About Them: These are of the family Riodinidae. Their habitat is only along the southern side of the San Joaquin River in Antioch within the constantly shifting sand dunes. They, like the plants they rely on, are endemic to this small range. They need the Naked Stemmed Buckwheat plant to feed and reproduce. Without this plantContinue reading “Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly”