''Archaeonympha'' is a
genus
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in the family
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 1532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, t ...
. They are resident in the
Americas.
Species list
* ''
Archaeonympha drepana
''Archaeonympha'' is a genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas.
Species list
* '' Archaeonympha drepana'' (Bates, 1868) Guyana, Brazil, Peru.
* '' Archaeonympha smalli'' Hall & Harvey, 1998 Panama
* '' Archaeonympha ...
''
(Bates, 1868) Guyana,
Brazil
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,
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
.
* ''
Archaeonympha smalli''
Hall & Harvey, 1998 Panama
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* ''
Archaeonympha urichi
''Archaeonympha'' is a genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas.
Species list
* ''Archaeonympha drepana'' (Bates, 1868) Guyana, Brazil, Peru.
* '' Archaeonympha smalli'' Hall & Harvey, 1998 Panama
* '' Archaeonympha ...
''
(Vane-Wright, 1994) French Guiana
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,
Trinidad and Tobago
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Sources
''Archaeonympha''at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
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Nymphidiini
Butterfly genera
Taxa described in 1998