metalmark
noun
met·al·mark
ˈme-tᵊl-ˌmärk 
: any of a family (Riodinidae) of small or medium-sized usually brightly colored chiefly tropical butterflies that often have metallic coloration on the wings
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The tiny Lange metalmark butterfly has also seen better days, at its height in 2000 with a population of 2,300.
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Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
This includes the San Joaquin kit fox and the Lange's metalmark butterfly.
—Grace Manthey, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
Biologists already knew that metalmark larvae produce a nutritious goo and feed it to ants in exchange for their protection from predators.
—National Geographic, 15 June 2016
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Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 5 May 2024
This includes the San Joaquin kit fox and the Lange's metalmark butterfly.
—Grace Manthey, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
Biologists already knew that metalmark larvae produce a nutritious goo and feed it to ants in exchange for their protection from predators.
—National Geographic, 15 June 2016
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“Metalmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metalmark. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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