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Taxonomy of Genus Rhetus Swainson, 1829


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
279
6693
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
157
4939
Genera
Species
TribeRiodinini
Grote, 1895
42
1349
Genera
Species
GenusRhetus
Swainson, 1829
52Species
Subnodes of Rhetus Swainson, 1829
SpeciesRhetus amycus Stichel, 1909
SpeciesRhetus angustifascia Lathy, 1932
SpeciesRhetus arcius Linnaeus, 1763
Long-tailed Metalmark
14Subspecies
SpeciesRhetus arthurianus Sharpe, 1890
SpeciesRhetus belphegor
SpeciesRhetus butes Clerck, 1764
SpeciesRhetus caligosus Stichel, 1929
SpeciesRhetus castigatus Stichel, 1909
SpeciesRhetus coerulans Zikan, 1952
SpeciesRhetus crameri Swainson, 1832
SpeciesRhetus dysonii Saunders, 1850
5Subspecies
SpeciesRhetus eleusinus Stichel, 1910
SpeciesRhetus huana Saunders, 1858
SpeciesRhetus iphinoe Godart, 1824
SpeciesRhetus laodamia Felder, 1862
SpeciesRhetus laodome
SpeciesRhetus laonome Morisse, 1837
SpeciesRhetus licarsis Fabricius, 1779
SpeciesRhetus naevianus Stichel, 1910
SpeciesRhetus oluros Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesRhetus pacificus Stichel, 1924
SpeciesRhetus periander Cramer, 1777
Periander Metalmark, Variable Beautymark
8Subspecies
SpeciesRhetus psecas Saunders, 1849
SpeciesRhetus rhetus Cramer, 1775  ⇒ Rhetus arcius
SpeciesRhetus thia Morisse, 1837

Synonyms
Diorhina (Doubleday, 1847)
Diorina (A. Morisse, 1838)


Distribution of Rhetus Swainson, 1829
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela


Distribution on islands
Shetland Islands


Ecozone
Rainforest


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