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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
303
1557
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1525
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1097
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
305
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
305
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
305
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
202
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
178
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
95
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Baja California
6 Genera with 11 Species
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 18657SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 19302SpeciesTaxom
Lamphiotes Callaghan, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Lymnas Blanchard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baja California
11 Species and 6 Subspecies
Apodemia mejicanus maxima Weeks, 1891Giant Mexican Metalmark
Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859Antioch Metalmark
Apodemia murphyi Austin, 1989Murphys Metalmark
Apodemia palmerii Edwards, 1870Gray Metalmark
Apodemia palmerii palmerii W. H. Edwards, 1870Palmers Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti dialeuca Opler & Powell, 1962Baja Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti virgulti Behr, 1865Behrs Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis dammersi Mcalpine, 1971Fatal Calephelis
Calephelis wrighti Holland, 1930Sweetbush Metalmark
Lamphiotes velazquezi Beutelspacher, 1976Brown-tipped Metalmark
Lymnas cephise Ménétriés, 1855
Melanis cephise Ménétriés, 1855White-rayed Metalmark
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Baja California
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Riodinidae at artfakta.se
Riodinidae at dyntaxa.se
Riodinidae at gbif.org
Riodinidae at irmng.org
Riodinidae at itis.gov