Riodinidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Lepidoptera, class Insecta. The family contains 31 accepted species worldwide.
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Amarynthis meneria (Cramer, 1776)
Amarynthis is a monotypic Riodinidae butterfly genus, with its only common speci…
Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hamearis lucina, the Duke of Burgundy, is a Western Palaearctic butterfly with c…
Stalachtis euterpe (Linnaeus, 1758)
Stalachtis euterpe is a Riodinidae butterfly species found in the Guianas and Lo…
Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847
Riodina lycisca is a Neotropical metalmark butterfly found in parts of southern …
Curvie emesia
Curvie emesia, the curve-winged metalmark, is a metalmark butterfly species in R…
Rhetus periander (Cramer, 1777)
Rhetus periander is a Riodinidae butterfly found across Central and South Americ…
Riodina lysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of wing markings and colouration for Riodina lysi…
Helicopis cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)
Helicopis cupido is a creamy-white butterfly resembling Helicopis acis, with dis…
Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)
Helicopis gnidus is a metalmark butterfly with distinct patterned wings found ac…
Zemeros emesoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860
Zemeros emesoides is a medium-sized coppery-orange winged butterfly found across…
Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1860)
Laxita thuisto is an Indomalayan butterfly species in the family Riodinidae, des…
Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763)
Rhetus arcius, the long-tailed metalmark, is a Neotropical butterfly first descr…
Riodinidae animals belong to the Lepidoptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Hamearis lucina also has a unique, distinctive pattern on its underwings. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Riodinidae is classified in the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. In the United Kingdom, this species uses two distinct types of habitat: grassland growing on chalk or limestone, and clearings within ancient woodland.
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