''Apodemia'' is a New World
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 nom ...
of
metalmark butterflies found from Canada to Brazil.
Species
''Apodemia'' contains the following species:
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Apodemia arnacis''
(Stichel, 1928)
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Apodemia ares''
(Edwards, 1882)
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Apodemia chisosensis''
Freeman, 1964 – Chisos metalmark
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Apodemia duryi''
(Edwards, 1882) – Mexican metalmark
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Apodemia hepburni''
Godman & Salvin, 1886 – Hepburn's metalmark
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Apodemia hypoglauca''
(Godman & Salvin, 1878) – falcate metalmark
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Apodemia mejicanus''
(Behr, 1865) – Sonoran metalmark or Mexican metalmark
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Apodemia mormo
''Apodemia mormo'' (Mormon metalmark) is a principally Nearctic butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is a particularly fascinating species for ecological and evolutionary research, as evidenced by its shifting taxonomic classifications. Confl ...
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(C. & R. Felder, 1859) – Mormon metalmark (
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
)
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Apodemia multiplaga
''Apodemia'' is a New World genus of metalmark butterflies found from Canada to Brazil.
Species
''Apodemia'' contains the following species:
*'' Apodemia arnacis'' (Stichel, 1928)
*'' Apodemia ares'' (Edwards, 1882)
*'' Apodemia chisosensis'' F ...
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Schaus, 1902 – narrow-winged metalmark
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Apodemia murphyi''
Austin, 1988 – Murphy's metalmark
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Apodemia nais''
(Edwards, 1876) – nais metalmark
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Apodemia palmeri''
(Edwards, 1870) – Palmer's metalmark or gray metalmark
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Apodemia planeca''
R. de la Maza & J. de la Maza, 2017
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Apodemia selvatica''
R. de la Maza & J. de la Maza, 2017
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Apodemia virgulti''
(Behr, 1865) – Behr's metalmark
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Apodemia walkeri''
Godman & Salvin, 1886 – Walker's metalmark
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Apodemia zela''
(Butler, 1870)
References
Riodininae
Riodinidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder
Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
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