Riodinidae

🔍 How to identify Riodinidae →
Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Riodinidae
Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763)

Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763)

Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763)

Rhetus arcius, the long-tailed metalmark, is a Neotropical butterfly first described by Linnaeus in 1763.

Rhetus periander (Cramer, 1777)

Rhetus periander (Cramer, 1777)

Rhetus periander (Cramer, 1777)

Rhetus periander is a Riodinidae butterfly found across Central and South America, with a 50-day full lifecycle from egg to adult.

Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847

Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847

Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847

Riodina lycisca is a Neotropical metalmark butterfly found in parts of southern South America.

Riodina lysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Riodina lysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Riodina lysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a detailed description of wing markings and colouration for Riodina lysippus.

Amarynthis meneria (Cramer, 1776)

Amarynthis meneria (Cramer, 1776)

Amarynthis meneria (Cramer, 1776)

Amarynthis is a monotypic Riodinidae butterfly genus, with its only common species Amarynthis meneria found in South American lowland rainforests east of the Andes.

Helicopis cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)

Helicopis cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)

Helicopis cupido (Linnaeus, 1758)

Helicopis cupido is a creamy-white butterfly resembling Helicopis acis, with distinct black wing borders and yellow forewing bases.

Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)

Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)

Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)

Helicopis gnidus is a metalmark butterfly with distinct patterned wings found across northern South America.

Stalachtis euterpe (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stalachtis euterpe (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stalachtis euterpe (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stalachtis euterpe is a Riodinidae butterfly species found in the Guianas and Lower Amazon.

Curvie emesia

Curvie emesia

Curvie emesia

Curvie emesia, the curve-winged metalmark, is a metalmark butterfly species in Riodinidae found in North America.

Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hamearis lucina, the Duke of Burgundy, is a Western Palaearctic butterfly with chequered wings, the only member of its (sub)family in Europe.

Zemeros emesoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860

Zemeros emesoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860

Zemeros emesoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860

Zemeros emesoides is a medium-sized coppery-orange winged butterfly found across parts of Southeast Asia, whose larvae feed on Maesa plants.

Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1860)

Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1860)

Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1860)

Laxita thuisto is an Indomalayan butterfly species in the family Riodinidae, described by William Chapman Hewitson.

Related Families

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store