About Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763)
Rhetus arcius, commonly known as the long-tailed metalmark, is a species of Neotropical butterfly. It was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 work Centuria Insectorum.
Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763) is a animal in the Riodinidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763)
Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763)
Rhetus arcius, the long-tailed metalmark, is a Neotropical butterfly first described by Linnaeus in 1763.
Photo: (c) Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eduardo Axel Recillas Bautista · cc-by-nc
Taxonomy
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Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)
Helicopis gnidus (Fabricius, 1787)
Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hamearis lucina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhetus periander (Cramer, 1777)
Rhetus periander (Cramer, 1777)
Zemeros emesoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860
Zemeros emesoides C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860
Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847
Riodina lycisca Doubleday, 1847
Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1860)
Laxita thuisto (Hewitson, 1860)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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