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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
263
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 8 Species
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1932Judies2SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chorinea Gray, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Cremna Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Menander Hemming, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
8 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abisara latifasciata Riley, 1932Neave´s Banded Judy
Abisara neavei N.D. Riley, 1932Neave´s Banded Judy
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Chorinea octavius octavius Fabricius, 1787
Cremna selinus Doubleday, 1847
Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913
Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775
Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
6
6
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