''Stalachtis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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, ...

). It is currently the only member of the

tribe 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 ...

Stalachtini, but many metalmark butterflies are yet to be unequivocally assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually. They are essentially limited to the

Amazon biome The Amazon biome () contains the Amazon rainforest, an area of tropical rainforest, and other ecoregions that cover most of the Amazon basin and some adjacent areas to the north and east. The biome contains blackwater river, blackwater and whitewa ...

and the surrounding regions. They are part of complex mimicry rings with ''

Ithomeis ''Ithomeis'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. Species *''Ithomeis aurantiaca'' Bates, 1862 present in Guyana, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru *''Ithomeis eulema'' Hewitson, 1870 ...

'', ''

Heliconius ''Heliconius'' comprises a colorful and widespread genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the longwings or heliconians. This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from South America ...

'' and Ithomiinae.

Selected species

* '' Stalachtis calliope'' * '' Stalachtis euterpe'' * '' Stalachtis halloweeni'' * '' Stalachtis magdalena'' * '' Stalachtis phaedusa'' * '' Stalachtis phlegia'' File:Stalachtis euterpe 1.jpg, '' Stalachtis euterpe'' File: Stalachtis phaedusa MHNT.jpg, '' Stalachtis phaedusa''

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Riodininae Riodinidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Taxa described in 1818 {{Riodinidae-stub