''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 1532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, t ...
. It is present in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and
French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...
.
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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