Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 565
7120
15641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 562
7116
15633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 534
6992
15382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 341
5714
13109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2032
4913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2030
4909 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2022
4878 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1257
3225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1168
3012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
255
607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 14
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
14 Genera with 15 Species | Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904 | Judies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyluris Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calospila Geyer, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dodona Hewitson, 1914 | Punches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenais Hübner, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emesis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hades Westwood, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juditha Hemming, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochimona Stichel, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesene Doubleday, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methone Doubleday, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphidium Fabricius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
15 Species and 14 Subspecies | Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932 | | | Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | Forest Judy | | Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus Fabricius, 1776 | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Dodona ouida phlegra Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Echenais tinea Bates, 1868 | | | Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872 | | | Hades hecamede hecamede Hewitson, 1870 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Juditha odites odites Cramer, 1775 | | | Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932) | ⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776 | | 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 | | Nymphidium acherois erymanthus Ménétriés, 1855 | |
Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
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