''Paraphthonia'' is a
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
Neotropical realm
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 bi ...
.
Species
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Paraphthonia cteatus'' Seitz, 1917 present in
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del PerĂº.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
.
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Paraphthonia molione'' (Godman, 1903) present in Peru.
Sources
''Paraphthonia'' sur funet
External links
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1764194
Riodinidae
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Hans Ferdinand Emil Julius Stichel
Taxa described in 1910