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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
853
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
789
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
178
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyRiodinidae
Grote, 1895
Metalmark Butterflies, Metalmarks
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRiodininae
Grote, 1895
Riodinine Metalmarks, True Metalmarks
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
6 Genera with 6 Species
Calospila Geyer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Echenais Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucochimona Stichel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
6 Species and 5 Subspecies
Calospila thara nomia Godman, 1903
Echenais tinea Bates, 1868
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Leucochimona hyphea prosoeca (A. Seitz, 1932)⇒ Leucochimona hyphea hyphea Cramer, 1776
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesosemia philocles monaeses (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Mesosemia philocles laetifica H. Bates, 1868

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

Taxom

TribeHelicopini
Reuter, 1897
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMesosemiini
Bates, 1859
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphidiini
Bates, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSymmachiini
Bates, 1859
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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