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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1168
2153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
807
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
753
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
138
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
7 Genera with 9 Species
Amarynthis Hübner, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Caria Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hamearis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lyropteryx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Theope Doubleday, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
9 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amarynthis dimas (J.C. Fabricius, 1796)⇒ Amarynthis meneria Cramer, 1776
Amarynthis maecenas (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Amarynthis meneria Cramer, 1776
Amarynthis meneria Cramer, 1776Meneria Metalmark
Calospila lucianus lucianus Fabricius, 1793Lucianus Metalmark
Caria domitianus domitianus Fabricius, 1793
Hamearis lucina Linnaeus, 1758Duke of Burgundy
Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Theope lampropteryx Bates, 1868

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
7
9
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