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The Nymphidiini are one of the larger
tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
of metalmark
butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
(
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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, ...
). As numerous Riodinidae genera have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. The Theopina
subtribe Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The first use of this word dates back to the late 19th century. An example of ...
was formerly considered a distinct tribe Theopini.


Genera

Subtribe Lemoniadina ee Aricorina*'' Ariconias'' *'' Aricoris'' *'' Juditha'' *'' Lemonias'' *''
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'' *'' Synargis'' *'' Thisbe'' *'' Uraneis'' Subtribe Nymphidiina *'' Ahrenholzia'' *'' Annulata'' *'' Archaeonympha'' *'' Argyraspila'' *'' Behemothia'' *'' Calicosama'' *'' Calociasma'' *'' Catagrammina'' *'' Catocyclotis'' nc. Harveyope">Harveyope.html" ;"title="nc. Harveyope">nc. Harveyope*''Diminutiva'' *''Dysmathia'' *''Hypophylla'' *''Joiceya'' *''Minotauros (butterfly), Minotauros'' *''Mycastor'' *''Nymphidium'' *''Parvospila'' *'' Periplacis'' *'' Pseudolivendula'' *'' Sanguinea'' *'' Synargis'' *'' Thenpea'' Subtribe Pachythonina *'' Pachythone'' *'' Pixus'' *'' Pseudonymphidia'' *'' Roeberella'' Subtribe Pandemina *'' Adelotypa'' *'' Calospila'' *'' Calliona'' *'' Livendula'' *'' Pandemos'' *''
Rodinia Rodinia (from the Russian родина, ''rodina'', meaning "motherland, birthplace") was a Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic supercontinent that assembled 1.26–0.90 billion years ago (Ga) and broke up 750–633 million years ago (Ma). wer ...
'' *'' Setabis'' *'' Zelotaea'' Subtribe Stalachtina *'' Protonymphidia'' *''
Stalachtis ''Stalachtis'' is a genus of metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae). It is currently the only member of the tribe Stalachtini, but many metalmark butterflies are yet to be unequivocally assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. The ...
'' Subtribe Theopina *'' Petrocerus'' *'' Pseudotinea'' *'' Theope'' Subtribe Zabuellina *'' Hallonympha'' *'' Teenie'' *'' Zabuella''
-- Riodininae Taxa named by Henry Walter Bates Butterfly tribes Taxa described in 1859 {{Riodinidae-stub