''Helicopis'' is a
Neotropical
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 ...
genus of butterflies 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 ...
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List of species
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Helicopis gnidus
''Helicopis gnidus'', the gnidus metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae.
Description
In ''Helicopis gnidus'' the uppersides of the wings are mainly black, with a large orange basal area, followed by a broad patch of white. ...
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(Fabricius, 1787
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Helicopis cupido
''Helicopis'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies 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 s ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Helicopis endymiaena
''Helicopis'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae.
List of species
* ''Helicopis gnidus'' (Fabricius, 1787
* ''Helicopis cupido
''Helicopis'' is a Neotropical genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae
Riodin ...
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(Hübner, 819
References
Funet
Riodinidae
Riodinidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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