''Euselasia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of butterflies in 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 ...

. They are 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 bioge ...

. The genus was erected by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1819.

Description

The wing veins are inconstant. Some species have two, others three, and one species ('' E. aurantiaca'') even four subcostal branches. The genus is recognizable by the anterior radial vein either running directly in the elongation of the subcostal, or being connected with it by a very short anterior discocellular. The butterflies often have the appearance of small satyrids or ''

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'' species; as for instance '' Euselasia eutychus'' resembles (particularly beneath) exactly '' Euptychia helle'' flying in the same locality, or '' Thecla themathea''; or '' Euselasia clithra'' resembles '' Euptychia chloris'' and so on. On the upper surface there is often a very bright reflection of a shining power otherwise not found in any lepidopteran and of a truly wonderful iridescence. The larvae are somewhat of the shape of a

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, very brightly coloured, behind the head there are two points. The pupae are covered with fine, fluffy hairs like the larvae, green, held by a belt. The imagines are partly extraordinarily rare and belong to the few Riodinidae that fly to a considerable height. They also clap their wings together when at rest like other day butterflies, unlike most of the other Riodinidae which spread them out like the

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.Seitz, A. (1916). "Family: Erycinidae". In A. Seitz (editor), ''Macrolepidoptera of the World'', 5: 617–738. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen

Taxonomy

This is one of the largest genera in the family Riodinidae. As of 2004 there were almost 170 species and more are being described continually.Callaghan, C. J., et al. (2013)
"A new species of ''Euselasia'' Hübner from Meso-America and Mexico with notes on the ''eurypus'' group (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae)"
''Zootaxa''. 3701 54-62. The

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of the genus is '' Euselasia gelon'' ( Stoll,

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Species

Species include: *'' Euselasia albomaculiga'' Callaghan, 1999 present in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

*'' Euselasia alcmena'' (H. Druce, 1878) present in

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

*'' Euselasia amblypodia'' Lathy, 1926 present in

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*'' Euselasia amphidecta'' (Godman & Salvin, 1878) present in

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

and

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

*'' Euselasia andreae'' Hall, Willmott & Busby, 1998 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia angulata'' (Bates, 1868) present in Mexico, Costa Rica,

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 Colombia *'' Euselasia anica'' (Herrich-Schäffer,

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present in

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

*'' Euselasia arbas'' (Stoll, 1781) present in

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 ...

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, Suriname and Colombia *'' Euselasia archelaus'' Seitz, 1916 present in Ecuador and

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*'' Euselasia argentea'' (Hewitson, 1871) present in Mexico,

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

, Bolivia and Colombia *'' Euselasia artos'' (Herrich-Schäffer,

present in Suriname *'' Euselasia athena'' (Hewitson, 1869) present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia attrita'' Seitz, 1916 present in Bolivia *'' Euselasia aurantia'' (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) present in Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia *'' Euselasia aurantiaca'' (Salvin & Godman, 1868) present in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

and Colombia *'' Euselasia authe'' (Godman, 1903) present in Brazil and Peru *'' Euselasia baucis'' Stichel, 1919 present in Colombia and Peru *'' Euselasia bettina'' (Hewitson, 1869) present in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Ecuador *'' Euselasia bilineata'' Lathy, 1926 present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia brevicauda'' Lathy, 1926 present in Bolivia *'' Euselasia cafusa'' (Bates, 1868) present in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname,

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

, Ecuador and Brazil *'' Euselasia calligramma'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia candaria'' (H. Druce, 1904) present in Colombia *'' Euselasia cataleuca'' (R. Felder, 1869) present in Mexico *'' Euselasia catoleuce'' (Hübner, 1823) *'' Euselasia charilis'' (Bates, 1868) present in Colombia and Brazil *'' Euselasia chinguala'' Hall & Willmott, 1995 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia chrysippe'' (Bates, 1866) present in

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia *'' Euselasia clesa'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia clithra'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia corduena'' (Hewitson, 1874) present in Panama, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia *'' Euselasia crinon'' Stichel, 1919 present in Bolivia and Peru *'' Euselasia cucuta'' (Schaus, 1902) present in Venezuela *'' Euselasia cuprea'' Lathy, 1926 present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia cyanira'' Callaghan, 1997 present in Peru *'' Euselasia cyanofusa'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Euselasia dolichos'' Staudinger,

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/small> *'' Euselasia dorina'' (Hewitson, 1860) present in Brazil. *'' Euselasia fervida'' (Butler, 1874) present in Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil *'' Euselasia eberti'' Callaghan, 1999 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia effima'' (Hewitson, 1869) present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia ella'' Seitz, 1916 present in Bolivia, Colombia and Brazil *'' Euselasia erilis'' Stichel, 1919 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia ethemon'' (Cramer, 1776) *'' Euselasia euboea'' (Hewitson,

present in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil *'' Euselasia eubule'' (R. Felder, 1869) present in Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama *'' Euselasia eucerus'' (Hewitson, 1872) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia eucrates'' (Hewitson, 1872)present in Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia *'' Euselasia eucritus'' (Hewitson,

present in Bolivia and Brazil *'' Euselasia eugeon'' (Hewitson, 1856) - Eugeon sombermark - present in Brazil, Bolivia and

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

*'' Euselasia euhemerus'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia eulione'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia eumedia'' (Hewitson,

present in Suriname and Brazil *'' Euselasia eumenes'' (Hewitson,

present in Brazil *'' Euselasia eumithres'' Stichel, 1919 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia eunaeus'' (Hewitson, 855 Brazil *'' Euselasia euodias'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in French Guiana and Brazil *'' Euselasia euoras'' (Hewitson, 855 present in French Guiana, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru *'' Euselasia eupatra'' Seitz, 1916 present in Colombia *'' Euselasia euphaes'' (Hewitson, 855 present in Brazil and Peru *'' Euselasia euploea'' (Hewitson, 855 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia euriteus'' (Cramer, 1777) present in Suriname and Brazil *'' Euselasia euromus'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia eurymachus'' (Hewitson, 1872) present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia euryone'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia *'' Euselasia eurypus'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia erythraea'' (Bates, 1868) present in Colombia and Brazil *'' Euselasia eusepus'' (Hewitson,

present in Mexico and Brazil *'' Euselasia eutaea'' (Hewitson,

present in Suriname and Brazil *'' Euselasia eustola'' Stichel, 1919 present in French Guiana, Peru and Bolivia *'' Euselasia eutychus'' (Hewitson, 1856) present in Guyana, Colombia and Brazil *'' Euselasia extensa'' Bates, 1968 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia fabia'' (Godman, 1903) present in Ecuador and Peru *'' Euselasia fournierae'' Lathy, 1924 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia gelanor'' (Stoll, 1780) present in French Guiana, Suriname and Bolivia *'' Euselasia gelon'' (Stoll,

present in Suriname and Bolivia *'' Euselasia geon'' Seitz, 1913 present in Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina *'' Euselasia gordios'' Stichel, 1919 present in Bolivia *'' Euselasia gradata'' Stichel, 1927 present in Venezuela *'' Euselasia gyda'' (Hewitson, 1860) present in Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia *'' Euselasia hahneli'' Staudinger,

/small> present in Peru *'' Euselasia hieronymi'' (Salvin & Godman, 1868) present in Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Ecuador *'' Euselasia hygenius'' (Stoll, 1787) present in Suriname and Brazil *'' Euselasia hypophaea'' (Godman & Salvin, 1878) present in Panama *'' Euselasia ignitus'' Stichel, 1924 present in French Guiana and Brazil *'' Euselasia illarina'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia inconspicua'' (Godman & Salvin, 1878) present in Panama and Colombia *'' Euselasia inini'' Brévignon, 1996 present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia issoria'' (Hewitson, 1869) present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia janigena'' Stichel, 1919 present in Peru *'' Euselasia jigginsi'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia jocotoco''Hall, J. P. W. and K. R. Willmott. (2009)
Two new species of ''Euselasia'' (Riodinidae: Euselasiinae) from western Ecuador.
''Trop Lepid Res'' 19(1) 52-55. *'' Euselasia julia'' (H. Druce, 1878) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia kartopus'' Stichel, 1919 present in French Guiana, Bolivia and Peru *'' Euselasia labdacus'' (Stoll, 1780) present in Suriname, Panama, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Colombia *'' Euselasia leucon'' (Schaus, 1913) present in Panama and Costa Rica *'' Euselasia leucophryna'' (Schaus, 1913) present in Costa Rica *'' Euselasia lisias'' (Cramer,

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present in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Colombia *'' Euselasia lycaeus'' Staudinger, 1888 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia lysimachus'' Staudinger, 1888 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia manoa'' Brévignon, 1996 present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia mapatayana'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador and Colombia *'' Euselasia matuta'' (Schaus, 1913) present in Costa Rica *'' Euselasia mazaca'' (Hewitson, 1860) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia melaphaea'' (Hübner, 1823) present in Suriname, Bolivia and Brazil *'' Euselasia micaela'' (Schaus, 1902) present in Peru *'' Euselasia midas'' (Fabricius, 1775) present in Panama, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru *'' Euselasia mirania'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia modesta'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil and Argentina *'' Euselasia murina'' Stichel, 1925 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia mutator'' Seitz, 1916 present in Peru *'' Euselasia mys'' (Herrich-Schäffer,

present in Suriname and Brazil *'' Euselasia mystica'' (Schaus, 1913) present in Costa Rica *'' Euselasia nauca'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia nytua'' *'' Euselasia oaxacensis'' *'' Euselasia onorata'' (Hewitson, 1869) present in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Colombia *'' Euselasia opalescens'' (Hewitson, 855 present in French Guiana, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru *'' Euselasia opalina'' (Westwood, 1851) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia opimia'' Stichel, 1919 present in Bolivia *'' Euselasia orba'' Stichel, 1919 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia orion'' Le Cerf, 1958 present in Colombia *'' Euselasia orfita'' (Cramer, 1777) present in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil *'' Euselasia palla'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia pance'' Callaghan, 1999 present in Colombia *'' Euselasia parca'' Stichel, 1919 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia pellonia'' Stichel, 1919 present in Brazil and Peru *'' Euselasia pelor'' (Hewitson,

present in Brazil *'' Euselasia pellos'' Stichel, 1919 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia perisama'' Hall & Lamas, 2001 present in Peru *'' Euselasia phedica'' (Boisduval,

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present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia phelina'' (H. Druce, 1878) present in French Guiana, Venezuela, Brazil and Peru *'' Euselasia pillaca'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia portentosa'' Stichel, 1927 present in Costa Rica *'' Euselasia praecipua'' Stichel, 1924 present in Brazil and French Guiana *'' Euselasia praeclara'' (Hewitson, 1869) present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia procula'' (Godman & Salvin,

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present in Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica *'' Euselasia pseudomys'' Callaghan, 1999 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia pullata'' Stichel, 1927 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia pusilla'' (R. Felder, 1869) present in Mexico *'' Euselasia rasonea'' (Schaus, 1902) present in Venezuela and Colombia *'' Euselasia rava'' Stichel, 1928 present in Peru *'' Euselasia regipennis'' (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) present in Mexico and Colombia *'' Euselasia rhodogyne'' (Godman, 1903) present in Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Colombia *'' Euselasia rhodon'' Seitz, 1913 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia rubrocilia'' Lathy, 1926 present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia saulina'' Brévignon, 1996 present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia scotinosa'' Stichel, 1930 present in French Guiana and Brazil *'' Euselasia seitzi'' Lathy, 1926 present in Peru *'' Euselasia serapis'' Stichel, 1919 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia sergia'' (Godman & Salvin,

present in United States (east coast), Mexico, Panama, Guatemala and Costa Rica *'' Euselasia subargentea'' (Lathy, 1904) present in Costa Rica and Colombia *'' Euselasia tarinta'' (Schaus, 1902) present in Colombia *'' Euselasia teleclus'' (Stoll, 1787) present in French Guiana, Suriname and Ecuador *'' Euselasia thaumata'' Hall & Willmott, 1998 present in Ecuador *'' Euselasia thucydides'' (Fabricius, 1793) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia thusnelda'' Möschler, 1883 present in Suriname *'' Euselasia toppini'' Sharpe, 1915 present in Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru *'' Euselasia uria'' (Hewitson,

present in Brazil *'' Euselasia urites'' (Hewitson,

present in French Guiana and Brazil *'' Euselasia utica'' (Hewitson, 855 present in Brazil *'' Euselasia uzita'' (Hewitson,

present in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Brazil *'' Euselasia venezolana'' Seitz, 1913 present in French Guiana, Venezuela and Colombia *'' Euselasia violacea'' Lathy, 1924 present in Colombia *'' Euselasia violetta'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil and French Guiana *'' Euselasia waponaka'' Brévignon, 1996 present in French Guiana *'' Euselasia zara'' (Westwood, 1851) present in Brazil *'' Euselasia zena'' (Hewitson, 1860) present in French Guiana, Colombia, Brazil and Peru

References

External links

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''Euselasia'' at ''Butterflies of America''images representing ''Euselasia'' at ''Encyclopedia of Life''

Bibliography

* Christian Brévignon, le groupe d'Eusalia euoras, Lépidoptères de Guyane tomme III, {{Taxonbar , from=Q1762181 Riodinidae Riodinidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner