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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
654
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
654
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
653
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
437
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
428
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
96
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
14 Genera with 19 Species
Baeotis Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Charis Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Juditha Hemming, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Melanis Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Nymphidium Fabricius, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1787Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Pirascca Hall & Willmott, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rhetus Swainson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Setabis Westwood, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Synargis Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Theope Doubleday, 18682SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
19 Species
Baeotis zonata R. Felder, 1869Bumblebee Metalmark
Calephelis laverna Godman & Salvin, 1886
Calospila emylius Cramer, 1775
Calospila lucianus Fabricius, 1793
Calospila rhodope Hewitson, 1853
Charis anius Cramer, 1776Anius Metalmark
Emesis fatima (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Emesis cerea Linnaeus, 1767
Emesis mandana Cramer, 1780Great Emesis
Juditha molpe Hübner, 1808Molpe Metalmark
Melanis electron Fabricius, 1793Orange-Barred Pixie
Nymphidium cachrus Fabricius, 1787
Nymphidium lisimon Stoll, 1790
Perophthalma tullius Fabricius, 1787Grey Nymph
Pirascca sagaris Cramer, 1775
Rhetus periander Cramer, 1777Periander Metalmark
Setabis lagus Cramer, 1777
Synargis calyce C. Felder & ..., 1862Blue Transparent
Theope foliorum Bates, 1868Plain Theope
Theope lycaenina Bates, 1868Gray Theope

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
14
19
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