Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Riodininae Rank Subfamily | Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Papilionoidea Higher classification Riodinidae | |
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:
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