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Title, side A: Moses Cleaveland's "Capitol Town"
Title, side B: Same
Sponsors: Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Marietta Chapter NSDAR, Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve, and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: Settlers Landing Park
Cleveland, 44112
Location: On the Cuyahoga River, W of the intersection of W Superior Avenue and Robert Lockwood Jr Drive
Latitude: 41.4966005
Longitude: -81.7013170
Subjects: Bogs, Swamps, Urbana

Title: Swamp Metalmark Butterfly
Caption: Specimen of the swamp metalmark butterfly. This species has a wingspan of 0.6 to 0.8 inches (1.5 to 2 cm). The swamp metalmark, whose Latin name is Calephelis muticum, is an endangered species in Ohio and may be extirpated (existing elsewhere but not in Ohio). Currently, it can only be found in Cedar Bog State Memorial in Champaign County, usually between June and August, peaking in July. This species prefers to live in swampy areas and eats the swamp thistle and roadside thistle. This butterfly is also threatened by the draining of swamp land for agricultural and other purposes. It is a member of the Riodinidae (metalmark) family. This specimen was collected by J. W. Enke, July 27, 1935 (M00094).

Remarkable Ohio