''Calospila'' is a butterfly

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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 1,532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, ...

. They are resident in the

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Species list

* '' Calospila antonii'' Brévignon, 1995

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

* '' Calospila apotheta'' (Bates, 1868) French Guiana,

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

* '' Calospila asteria'' (Stichel, 1911)

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

, Colombia * '' Calospila byzeres'' (Hewitson, 1872) Brazil * '' Calospila candace'' (Druce, 1904) Brazil * '' Calospila cerealis'' (Hewitson,

863 __NOTOC__ Year 863 ( DCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * September 3 – Battle of Lalakaon: A Byzantine army confronts an invasion by Muslim forces, led by Um ...

Brazil * '' Calospila cilissa'' (Hewitson,

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...

, Colombia * '' Calospila cuprea'' (Butler, 1867) Brazil * '' Calospila emylius'' (Cramer, 1775) French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname,

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

, Brazil,

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

* ''

Calospila fannia ''Calospila'' is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas. Species list * ''Calospila antonii'' Brévignon, 1995 French Guiana * ''Calospila apotheta'' (Bates, 1868) French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Colombi ...

'' (Godman, 1903) Guyana * '' Calospila gallardi'' Brévignon, 1995 French Guiana * '' Calospila gyges'' (Stichel, 1911) French Guiana, Peru * '' Calospila hemileuca'' (Bates, 1868)

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

, Costa Rica, Colombia,

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

, Brazil * '' Calospila idmon'' (Godman & Salvin, 1889) Panama * '' Calospila irene'' (Westwood, 1851) Brazil * '' Calospila latona'' (Hewitson, 1853)

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, Brazil * '' Calospila lucetia'' (Hübner, 1821) Brazil * '' Calospila lucianus'' (Fabricius, 1793) Venezuela, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Colombia * '' Calospila maeon'' (Godman, 1903) Colombia * '' Calospila maeonoides'' (Godman, 1903) Guyana * '' Calospila martialis'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) Suriname * '' Calospila parthaon'' (Dalman, 1823) Brazil * '' Calospila pelarge'' (Godman & Salvin, 1878)

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

, Panama,

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

* '' Calospila pirene'' (Godman, 1903) Peru * '' Calospila rhesa'' (Hewitson,

858 __NOTOC__ Year 858 ( DCCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – King Louis the German, summoned by the disaffected Frankish nobles, invades the West Frankish Kin ...

Brazil * '' Calospila rhodope'' (Hewitson, 1853) French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru * '' Calospila satyroides'' (Lathy, 1932) Guyana * '' Calospila siaka'' (Hewitson,

Brazil * '' Calospila simplaris'' (Stichel, 1911) Brazil * '' Calospila thara'' (Hewitson,

French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru * '' Calospila urichi'' (May, 1972) Trinidad and Tobago * '' Calospila zeanger'' (Stoll,

790 __NOTOC__ Year 790 ( DCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 790th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 790th year of the 1st millennium, the 90th year of the 8th century, and the ...

French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1762579 Riodininae Butterfly genera Taxa named by Carl Geyer Riodinidae of South America Taxa described in 1832