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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Cape York Peninsula (Cook Shire, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2019
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2018
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
1957
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1606
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
555
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
363
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
325
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
96
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape York Peninsula
3 Genera with 3 Species
Euselasia Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Praetaxila Fruhstorfer, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape York Peninsula
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Mesosemia halmus Doubleday, 1847
Praetaxila segecia Hewitson, 1861Australian harlequin
Praetaxila segecia punctaria Fruhstorfer, 1904Australian Harlequin

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Cape York Peninsula
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
1
1
Genus
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