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Riodininae

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Scientific name
  
Riodininae

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Papilionoidea

Higher classification
  
Riodininae httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Lower classifications
  
Mesosemia, Emesis, Apodemia, Nymphidium, Chorinea

Riodininae is the largest of the three subfamilies within the metalmark butterfly family, Riodinidae.

A number of Riodininae genera are of uncertain affiliations. They might belong in the Helicopini, but this needs further study. Such genera incertae sedis are:

  • Apodemia
  • Argyrogrammana
  • Astraeodes
  • Callistium
  • Calydna
  • Comphotis
  • Dianesia
  • Echenais
  • Echydna
  • Emesis
  • Imelda
  • Lamphiotes
  • Machaya
  • Pachythone
  • Petrocerus
  • Pixus
  • Pseudonymphidia
  • Pseudotinea
  • Roeberella
  • Zabuella
  • References

    Riodininae Wikipedia


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