Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
1354
4084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
944
3149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
898
3067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
207
1237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
4 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Ghana
7 Species and 3 Subspecies | Abisara caerulea (Hewitson, 1861) | ⇒ Abisara tantalus Hewitson, 1861 | | Abisara gerontes Fabricius, 1781 | Dark Banded Judy | | Abisara intermedia Aurivillius, 1895 | Plain Judy | | Abisara tantalus Hewitson, 1861 | Blue-spot Judy | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923) | ⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868 | | Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777 |
Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Ghana
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