''Helicopis'' is a
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeogra ...
genus of butterflies of 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, ...
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List of species
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Helicopis gnidus
''Helicopis gnidus'', the gnidus metalmark or spider-wing cupid, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.
Description
In ''Helicopis gnidus'' the uppersides of the wings are mainly black, with a large orange basal area, followed by a ...
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(Fabricius, 1787
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Helicopis cupido
''Helicopis cupido'', the gold-drop helicopis or spangled cupid, is a species of butterfly from the genus ''Helicopis
''Helicopis'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae.
List of species
* ''Helicopis gnidus'' (Fa ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Helicopis endymiaena
''Helicopis'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae.
List of species
* ''Helicopis gnidus'' (Fabricius, 1787
* '' Helicopis cupido'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Helicopis endymiaena'' (Hübner, 819
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(Hübner, 819
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Year 819 ( DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Spring – Emperor Louis I marries Judith of Bavaria in Aachen.Rogers, Barbara, Bernhard W. Scholz, and Nithard ...
References
Funet
Riodinidae
Riodinidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Butterflies described in 1807
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