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Checklist for Subfamily Riodininae Grote, 1895 (Riodinine Metalmarks)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
172
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
126
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
121
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
4 Genera with 4 Species
Echenais Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lyropteryx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
4 Species and 3 Subspecies
Echenais tinea Bates, 1868
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Lyropteryx terpsichore zygaena Stichel, 1910
Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868

Subnodes of Riodininae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
TribeEmesiini
Stichel, 1911
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHelicopini
Reuter, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMesosemiini
Bates, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeRiodinini
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Riodininae at artfakta.se
Riodininae at dyntaxa.se
Riodininae at itis.gov