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Nemeobiinae
Nemeobiinae is a subfamily of Riodinidae, the metalmark family. The subfamily's members consist entirely of Old World members of the Riodinid family. Recent revisions to the subfamily have begun to include members located within the New World as well, however, the subfamily continues to encompass the entirety of the Old World Riodinids. The subfamily are the only Riodinids that feed exclusively on members of the plant family Primulaceae, being the only Riodinids to do so, with the exception of '' Emesis diogenia''. Distribution The Nemeobiinae was erected to encompass the entirety of the 7 percent of Riodinids that reside within the Old World. This has remained true, however, recent studies have placed the New World subfamily of Euselasiinae within the Nemeobiinae, with '' Corrachia'' and ''Styx'' believed to be apomorphic Nemeobiines. The greater Riodinid family is believed to have evolved in the Neotropics and migrated to the Old World through the Bering land bridge during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styx (butterfly)
''Styx'' is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the metalmark family Riodinidae. It consists of one species, ''Styx infernalis'', described by Otto Staudinger in 1875. It is endemic to Peru, where it inhabits tropical montane cloud forests between the elevations of 1000-1600 meters. The genus ''Styx'' has had a complicated taxonomic history. Initially identified as a moth, it has been reclassified numerous times into several different butterfly families, and once occupying its own distinct family as "Stygidae" before ultimately being classified into the subfamily Nemeobiinae in the family Riodinidae, a classification that has been supported by both morphological and genetic evidence. This makes ''Styx'' one of only a few New World representatives of a nearly entirely Old World subfamily. ''Styx'' has been referred to as both a " missing link" and a "living fossil" due to its indeterminate taxonomic nature and unique morphological characteristics. Description ''Styx infern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riodinidae
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 The family includes small to medium-sized species, from 12 to 60 mm wingspan, often with vibrant structural colouring. The wing shape is very different within the family. They may resemble butterflies in other groups, some are similar to Satyrinae, some are bright yellow reminiscent of Coliadinae and others (examples '' Barbicornis'', '' Rhetus arcius'', '' Helicopis'', '' Chorinea'') have tails as do Papilionidae. The colouration ranges from muted colours in the temperate zone species to iridescent blue and green wings and transparent wings in trop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamearis Lucina
''Hamearis lucina'', the Duke of Burgundy, the only member of the genus ''Hamearis'', is a European butterfly in the family Riodinidae. For many years, it was known as the "Duke of Burgundy fritillary", because the adult's chequered pattern is strongly reminiscent of "true" fritillaries of the family Nymphalidae. Taxonomy and systematics Riodinidae is currently treated as a distinct family within the superfamily Papilionoidea, but in the past they were held to be the subfamily Riodininae of the Lycaenidae. Earlier, they were considered to be part of the now defunct family "Erycinidae", whose species are divided between this family and the subfamily Libytheinae. The genus ''Hamearis'', described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 is a monotypic genus of uncertain position (''incertae sedis''). Here it is considered part of subfamily Nemeobiinae, tribe Zemerini, within the metalmark butterfly family (Riodinidae). The origin of the common name is not known and the species was once calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Hemming, A.F. (1967). "The generic names of the butterflies and their type species (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)". ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)''. 1967, Suppl. 9. Cladogram from the Catalogue of Life: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1762192 Riodinidae Taxa described in 1886 Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Otto Staudinger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamearis
''Hamearis lucina'', the Duke of Burgundy, the only member of the genus ''Hamearis'', is a European butterfly in the family Riodinidae. For many years, it was known as the "Duke of Burgundy fritillary", because the adult's chequered pattern is strongly reminiscent of "true" fritillaries of the family Nymphalidae. Taxonomy and systematics Riodinidae is currently treated as a distinct family within the superfamily Papilionoidea, but in the past they were held to be the subfamily Riodininae of the Lycaenidae. Earlier, they were considered to be part of the now defunct family "Erycinidae", whose species are divided between this family and the subfamily Libytheinae. The genus ''Hamearis'', described by Jacob Hübner in 1819 is a monotypic genus of uncertain position (''incertae sedis''). Here it is considered part of subfamily Nemeobiinae, tribe Zemerini, within the metalmark butterfly family (Riodinidae). The origin of the common name is not known and the species was once calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archigenes (butterfly)
''Archigenes'' is a genus of metalmark butterflies found in Asia. The genus was formerly synonymized within the ''Abisara ''Abisara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae, found in Africa and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regio ...'' but a phylogenetic study found them to form a distinct clade within the Nemeobiinae. Species placed within this genus include: * '' Archigenes aita'' (De Niceville, 1893) * '' Archigenes neophron'' (Guérin, 1843) * '' Archigenes chela'' (Guérin, 1843) * '' Archigenes attenuata'' (Tytler, 1915) * '' Archigenes miyazakii'' (K. Saito & T. Saito, 2005) * '' Archigenes atlas'' (de Nicéville, 1895) * '' Archigenes savitri'' (Guérin, 1843) References {{Taxonbar, from =Q18095955 Butterfly genera Riodinidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abisara
''Abisara'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae, found in Africa and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au .... The broad genus was split as it was polyphyletic and separated in 2015. Several species were moved to '' Archigenes''. Most species in the genus have the common name Judy. Species *'' Abisara abnormis'' *'' Abisara bifasciata'' *'' Abisara burnii'' *'' Abisara caeca'' *'' Abisara cameroonensis'' *'' Abisara chelina'' *'' Abisara delicata'' *'' Abisara dewitzi'' *'' Abisara echerius'' *'' Abisara freda'' *'' Abisara fylla'' *'' Abisara fylloides'' *'' Abisara gerontes'' *'' Abisara geza'' *'' Abisara intermedia'' *'' Abisara kausambi'' *'' Abisara neavei'' *'' Abisara rogersi'' *'' Abisara rutherfordii'' *'' Abisara saturata'' *'' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralaxita
''Paralaxita'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au .... Species Lamas, 2008 recognizes the species: * '' Paralaxita damajanti'' (Felder, C & R. Felder, 1860) * '' Paralaxita hewitsoni'' (Röber, 1895) * '' Paralaxita orphna'' (Boisduval, 1836) * '' Paralaxita telesia'' (Hewitson, 1861) References External links Paralaxita- funet {{Taxonbar, from=Q1762186 Riodinidae Butterfly genera Taxa described in 1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praetaxila Segecia
''Praetaxilia segecia'', commonly known as the harlequin metalmark or Australian metalmark, is the only butterfly of the metalmark family, Riodinidae, found in Australia, where it is restricted to northern Queensland.Samson, P. R. (23 March 2010)Praetaxila segecia (Hewitson, 1864)/ref> It is also found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ... and on nearby smaller islands such as Aru. References Riodininae Butterflies described in 1861 {{Riodinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
