Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe) dorsal

''Melanis'' 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 ...

in the butterfly family Riodinidae present 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 ...

Species

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Melanis aegates ''Melanis'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm. Species *''Melanis aegates'' (Hewitson, 1874) **''M. a. aegates'' present in Bolivia **''M. a. albugo'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Paraguay **''M. a. ...

'' (Hewitson, 1874) **''M. a. aegates'' present in

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

**''M. a. albugo'' (Stichel, 1910) present in

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

**''M. a. araguaya'' (Seitz, 1913) 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 ...

**''M. a. cretiplaga'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Paraguay 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 ...

**''M. a. lilybaeus'' (Stichel, 1926) present in Brazil **''M. a. limbata'' (Stichel, 1925) present in Brazil **''M. a. melliplaga'' (Stichel, 1910) 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 ...

and

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 ...

*'' Melanis alena'' (Hewitson, 1870) present in Brazil *'' Melanis boyi'' (Stichel, 1923) present in Brazil *'' Melanis cephise'' (Ménétriés, 1855) **''M. c. cephise'' present in

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 ...

and

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

**''M. c. acroleuca'' (R. Felder, 1869) present in Mexico **''M. c. huasteca'' J. & A. White, 1989 present in Mexico *'' Melanis cercopes'' (Hewitson, 1874) present in Bolivia *'' Melanis cinaron'' (C. & R. Felder, 1861) 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 ...

, Brazil and

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

*'' Melanis cratia'' (Hewitson, 1870) *''

Melanis electron ''Melanis'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm. Species *''Melanis aegates'' (Hewitson, 1874) **''M. a. aegates'' present in Bolivia **''M. a. albugo'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Paraguay **''M. a. ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) **''M. e. electron'' present in French Guiana,

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 ...

and

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 ...

**''M. e. auriferax'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Brazil **''M. e. epijarbas'' (Staudinger, 1888) present in Brazil **''M. e. herellus'' (Snellen, 1887) present in

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

**''M. e. melantho'' (Ménétriés, 1855) present in

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 ...

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 ...

and Nicaragua **''M. e. pronostriga'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Colombia and Brazil **''M. e. rabuscula'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Brazil and Peru *'' Melanis herminae'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil *'' Melanis hillapana'' (Röber, 1904) **''M. h. hillapana'' present in Bolivia and Peru **''M. h. corinna'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil **''M. h. cratippa'' (Seitz, 1913) present in Brazil **''M. h. impura'' (Stichel, 1910) *'' Melanis hodia'' (Butler, 1870) present in

*'' Melanis leucophlegma'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Peru *'' Melanis lioba'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil *'' Melanis lycea'' Hübner, 1823 present in Brazil *'' Melanis marathon'' (C. & R. Felder,

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**''M. m. marathon'' present in Venezuela and Colombia **''M. m. assimulata'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Colombia **''M. m. charon'' (Butler, 1874) present in Brazil **''M. m. stenotaenia'' Röber, 1904 present in Peru *'' Melanis melandra'' Hübner,

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/small> present in Suriname *'' Melanis melaniae'' (Stichel, 1930) present in Brazil *'' Melanis opites'' (Hewitson, 1875) present in Brazil *'' Melanis passiena'' (Hewitson, 1870) present in Colombia *''

Melanis pixe ''Melanis pixe'', the red-bordered pixie, is a species in the butterfly family Riodinidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. Description ''Melanis pixe'' has a wingspan of about . The upperside of the wings is black. The tip ...

'' (Boisduval, 836 **''M. p. pixe'' present in the US at

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

and Mexico **''M. p. corvina'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Colombia **''M. p. sanguinea'' (Stichel, 1910) present in

and

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 ...

*'' Melanis seleukia'' (Stichel, 1910) present in Brazil *'' Melanis smithiae'' (Westwood, 1851) **''M. s. smithiae'' present in Bolivia and Brazil **''M. s. xarifa'' (Hewitson,

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present in Colombia and Venezuela *'' Melanis unxia'' (Hewitson,

present in Brazil *'' Melanis vidali'' (Dognin, 1891) 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 ...

*'' Melanis volusia'' (Hewitson,

present in Brazil *'' Melanis xenia'' (Hewitson,

**''M. x. xenia'' present in Brazil **''M. x. ambryllis'' (Hewitson, 1874) present in Paraguay and Bolivia *'' Melanis yeda'' (Zikán, 1952) present in Brazil

Sources

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External links

* ttp://tolweb.org/Melanis/104652 TOL {{Taxonbar, from=Q1759647 Riodininae Riodinidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner