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Riodinidae
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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.
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Riodinidae is a taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera, classified under the superfamily Papilionoidea. Commonly referred to as Metalmarks or wielenowate, this group belongs to the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The family is part of the broader biological hierarchy that includes various insect species.
Records for Riodinidae are held by institutions such as FLMNH-UF, with specific data associated with Mexico. The family has 152,184 occurrence records and 6,828 individual records, including 235 media items. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 433 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyRiodinidae
蜆蝶科（Metalmark，學名：Riodinidae）是蝴蝶鳳蝶總科中的一科，下級分類中共有3個亞科，共有約1500個物種，佔蝶類8%。分佈於泛熱帶地區，主要分佈在新熱帶界，佔所有蜆蝶的93%。小至中型蝴蝶，比較其他類別的蝴蝶，各種蜆蝶之間在翅形、顏色和斑紋上的差異是最大。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,828
- With media
- 235
- Family
- Riodinidae
- Collections
- FLMNH-UF
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distinguishing features
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Subfamilies
- Biology
- Life cycle
- Food plants
- Economic significance
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.
== Description ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riodinidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.