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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1028
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
897
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
205
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
10 Genera with 19 Species
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1932Judies7SpeciesTaxom
Actyolepis2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyglenis C. Felder & ..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Panara Doubleday, 02SpeciesTaxom
Paralaxita Eliot, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Stichelia Zikan, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
19 Species and 8 Subspecies
Abisara bifasciata Moore, 1877Double-banded Judy
Abisara echeria Stoll, 1790
Abisara echerius (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Abisara echeria Stoll, 1790
Abisara echerius prunosaPlum Judy
Abisara freda Bennett, 1957Bennett’s Judy
Abisara prunosa Moore, 1897
Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
Actyolepis lilaceaHampson´s Hedge Blue
Actyolepis puspaCommon Hedge Blue
Brachyglenis colaxes Hewitson, 1870
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Euselasia amblypodia Lathy, 1926
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Mesosemia ulrica tisis (J.B. Godart, 1824)⇒ Mesosemia ulrica ulrica Cramer, 1777
Panara badaSmallest Swift
Panara nadoSmallest Swift
Paralaxita telesia lyclene de Nicéville, 1894Common Red Harlequin
Rhetus periander iphinoe (J.B. Godart, 1824)⇒ Rhetus periander periander Cramer, 1777
Stichelia bocchoris bocchoris Hewitson, 1876

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

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