''Ithomiola'' is a butterfly

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

in the butterfly 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 ...

present only in the

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Species

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Ithomiola buckleyi ''Ithomiola'' is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. Species *'' Ithomiola buckleyi'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Ithomiola callixena'' (Hewitson, 1870 present ...

'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in

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and

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Ithomiola callixena ''Ithomiola'' is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. Species *''Ithomiola buckleyi'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Ithomiola callixena'' (Hewitson, 1870 present i ...

'' (Hewitson, 1870 present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru *''

Ithomiola cascella ''Ithomiola'' is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. Species *''Ithomiola buckleyi'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Ithomiola callixena'' (Hewitson, 1870 present i ...

'' (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru *''

Ithomiola celtilla ''Ithomiola'' is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. Species *'' Ithomiola buckleyi'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Ithomiola callixena'' (Hewitson, 1870 present ...

'' (Hewitson, 1870) present in Ecuador *''

Ithomiola floralis ''Ithomiola'' is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. Species *'' Ithomiola buckleyi'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Ithomiola callixena'' (Hewitson, 1870 present ...

'' C. & R. Felder,

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and

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Ithomiola rubrolineata ''Ithomiola'' is a butterfly genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. Species *'' Ithomiola buckleyi'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Ithomiola callixena'' (Hewitson, 1870 present ...

'' Lathy, 1904 present in Peru

Biology

Known as the glasswing mimic, ''

'' is protected by resembling

Ithomiinae Ithomiini is a butterfly tribe in the nymphalid subfamily Danainae. It is sometimes referred to as the tribe of clearwing butterflies or glasswing butterflies. Some authors consider the group to be a subfamily (Ithomiinae). These butterflies ar ...

species.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1765302 Riodininae Riodinidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder