''Symmachia basilissa'' is a butterfly species 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, ...
. It is present in
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
and
French Guiana
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...
.
Subspecies
*''Symmachia basilissa basilissa'' (Brazil: Pará)
*''Symmachia basilissa paracatuensis''
Callaghan, 2001 (Brazil: Minas Gerais)
See also
*
List of butterflies of French Guiana
References
External links
Symmachia
Lepidoptera of Brazil
Lepidoptera of French Guiana
Butterflies described in 1868
Riodinidae of South America
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