Checklist of Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
2978
5577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2328
4540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
776
1411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
775
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
772
1400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
382
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
336
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
120
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Riodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Transvaal
7 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Transvaal
7 Species and 7 Subspecies | Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus Fabricius, 1776 | | | Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903 | | | Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913 | | Menander hebrus hebrus Cramer, 1775 | | | 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 |
Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Transvaal
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