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Riodinidae
thumb|Ariconias glaphyra in the Pantanal, [[Brazil]] thumb|Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) thumb|White-rayed metalmark (Hades noctula) Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1,532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, the family is also represented both in the Nearctic, Palearctic, Australasian (Dicallaneura), Afrotropic (Afriodinia, Saribia), and Indomalayan realms.
Euselasia
Euselasia is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are present only in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. thumb|Euselasia eugeon|E. eugeon, the eugeon sombermark,on the Cristalino River, southern Amazon, Brazil
Lyropteryx
Lyropteryx is a genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae. Species of this genus are widespread in the tropical areas of the South America.
Hermathena
genus of insects
Mesosemia
Mesosemia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Semomesia
Semomesia is a genus of metalmark butterflies.
Voltinia
Genus of butterflies
Leucochimona
Leucochimona is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Calephelis
Calephelis is a genus of butterflies that belongs to the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas, with 43 species in the Neotropical regions and 11 species in the Nearctic.
Argyrogrammana
Argyrogrammana is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
Helicopis
Helicopis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae.
Polycaena
Polycaena is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nemeobiinae within the family Riodinidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1886. The species are found in the eastern Palearctic, mainly in the Himalayas.
Methone cecilia
species of insect
Paralaxita
Paralaxita is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in Southeast Asia.
Paralaxita damajanti
species of butterfly
Napaea
genus of insects
Barbicornis
Barbicornis is a monotypic butterfly genus of the family Riodinidae with its single species Barbicornis basilis present in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.
Paraphthonia
Paraphthonia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Laxita
Laxita is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae, the metalmarks. They are found in Southeast Asia.
Euselasiinae
Euselasiinae is a subfamily of Riodinidae. The species are confined to the Neotropical realm.
Hamearis
REDIRECT Hamearis lucina
Taxila
genus of insects
Helicopis cupido
species of insect
Euselasia thucydides
species of insect
Anteros acheus
species of insect
Paralaxita orphna
species of butterfly
Hermathena candidata
species of insect
Laxita thuisto
species of insect
Lyropteryx apollonia
species of insect
Euselasia orfita
species of insect
Semomesia capanea
species of insect
Apodemia walkeri
species of insect
Lyropteryx terpsichore
species of insect
Semomesia croesus
species of insect
Argyrogrammana barine
species of butterfly
Argyrogrammana amalfreda
species of butterfly
Calephelis nemesis
species of insect
Polycaena tamerlana
species of insect
Paralaxita telesia
species of butterfly
Argyrogrammana trochilia
species of butterfly
Calephelis perditalis
species of insect
Polystichtis
Polystichtis is a genus of butterflies. Polystichtis belongs to the family Riodinidae.
Helicopis gnidus
species of insect
Argyrogrammana leptographia
species of butterfly