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Checklist for Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (Metalmark Butterflies)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
177
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
15
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
15 Genera with 16 Species
Abisara C. Felder & ..., 1904Judies2SpeciesTaxom
Ancyluris Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cremna Doubleday, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dodona Hewitson, 1914Punches1SpeciesTaxom
Echenais Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Helicopis Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leucochimona Stichel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Lyropteryx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Methone Doubleday, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Setabis Westwood, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
16 Species and 14 Subspecies
Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932
Abisara saturata meta Fruhstorfer, 1904Forest Judy
Ancyluris meliboeus meliboeus Fabricius, 1776
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Cremna selinus Doubleday, 1847
Dodona ouida phlegra Fruhstorfer, 1914
Echenais tinea Bates, 1868
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Euselasia sergia sergiaSergia Euselasia
Helicopis cupido cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Helicopis cupido trinitatis Seitz, 1913
Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932)⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776
Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910
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, 1872Cecilia Metalmark
Setabis epitus jaera J. Hübner, 1819

Subnodes of Riodinidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyEuselasiinae
Hall & Harvey, 2002
Euselasia and relatives, Euselasiine Metalmarks
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemeobiinae
Bates, 1868
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
11
11
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