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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Metalmarks (Riodinidae)

Family Riodinidae - Metalmarks

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Swamp Metalmark - Calephelis muticum - male Unknown - Caria ino - male Zela Metalmark - Apodemia zela - male Ramsey Canyon road - Apodemia zela - female Blue Metalmark - Lasaia peninsularis - male - female Melanis pixe Fatal Metalmark - Calephelis nemesis Zela Metalmark - Apodemia zela - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Closely related to family Lycaenidae, and commonly placed within that family as a subfamily Riodininae. By American authors, more often listed as a full family, including: Opler & Warren, Layberry et al., Brock & Kaufman, Jon Pelham, Butterflies of America web site, etc.
Explanation of Names
The common name refers to the brilliant metallic markings of many members of the family.
Numbers
About 1400 species worldwide (Layberry et al.) 29 species in North America (1), with the highest diversity in the extreme south (Brock and Kaufman).
Range
Occur on most continents, but highest diversity is in the Neotropics.
Print References
Brock and Kaufman's Butterflies of North America (2)
Hall, J.P.W. & Harvey, D. J. (2002). A survey of androconial organs in the Riodinidae (Lepidoptera). Zool. Journ. of the Linnean Soc., 136: 171-197 (Full Text)
Internet References
Layberry et al. Butterflies of Canada
Opler and Warren's Butterfly checklist
Works Cited
1.Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. 2016. ResearchGate.net.
2.Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Contributed by Joel Kits on 10 March, 2005 - 10:13pm
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff, David Ferguson, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 22 October, 2017 - 2:13pm

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