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Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
783
11731
42132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
476
9634
37092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
2529
7598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
2510
7568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
2494
7513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1600
4325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1415
3464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
347
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
21
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
21 Genera with 27 Species
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P
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Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904Judies2SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 19372SpeciesTaxom
Cartea Kirby, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chorinea Gray, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Echenais Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Leucochimona Stichel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Lyropteryx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Menander Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Methone Doubleday, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Praetaxila Fruhstorfer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Setabis Westwood, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Siseme Westwood, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Zemeros Boisduval, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
27 Species and 25 Subspecies
Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904Forest Judy
Calephelis borealis Grote & Robi..., 1866Northern Metalmark
Calephelis muticum Mcalpine, 1937Swamp Metalmark
Cartea vitula vitula Hewitson, 1853
Chorinea faunus Fabricius, 1775
Echenais tinea Bates, 1868
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Euselasia authe ocalea H. Druce, 1904
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina albomaculata Blachier, 1909
Hamearis lucina fulva Osthelder, 1925
Hamearis lucina gracilens Derenne, 1927
Hamearis lucina leucodes Lambillion, 1913
Hamearis lucina semibrunnea Osthelder, 1925
Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932)⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776
Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910
Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775
Mesene nola eupteryx H. Bates, 1868
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Mesosemia phelina calliops Rebillard, 1958
Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868
Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872Cecilia Metalmark
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Praetaxila segecia punctaria Fruhstorfer, 1904Australian Harlequin
Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824)⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777
Setabis epitus jaera J. Hübner, 1819
Siseme pallas xanthogramma Bates, 1868
Zemeros flegyas Cramer, 1780Common Punchinello

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
16
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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