Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 612
8112
20932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 611
8101
20891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 584
7978
20649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 377
6559
17970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1916
5172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1910
5155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
1895
5083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1189
3212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1079
2948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
233
606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 17
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
17 Genera with 18 Species | Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904 | Judies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyluris Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cremna Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dodona Hewitson, 1914 | Punches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyropteryx Westwood, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menander Hemming, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napaea Hübner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
18 Species and 16 Subspecies | Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932 | | | Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | Forest Judy | | Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus Fabricius, 1776 | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Cremna selinus Doubleday, 1847 | | | Dodona ouida phlegra Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Echenais tinea Bates, 1868 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Euselasia psammathe hypocala Rebillard, 1958 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910 | | | Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775 | | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868 | | Methone cecilia chrysomela A. Butler, 1872 | Cecilia Metalmark | | Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883) | ⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | |
Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Cape
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