The Nymphidiini are one of the larger
tribes
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of metalmark
butterflies
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family
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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 ...
). As numerous Riodinidae genera have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. The Theopina
subtribe
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was formerly considered a distinct tribe Theopini.
Selected genera
Subtribe Nymphidiina
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Adelotypa
''Adelotypa'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are found in South America.
The type species of the genus is ''Adelotypa xanthobrunnea'' Warren, 1895, which was mistakenly described as a Geometridae species.
Species
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Calociasma''
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Calospila''
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Catocyclotis
''Catocyclotis'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae 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 ter ...
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Dysmathia''
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Hypophylla''
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Joiceya''
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Livendula''
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Menander
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Minotauros''
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Mycastor''
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Nymphidium
''Nymphidium '' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Some ''Nymphidium'' are obviously secondarily transformed by mimicry, otherwise the almost exclusive colours are brown and white either of whic ...
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Pandemos''
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Periplacis''
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Rodinia
Rodinia (from the Russian родина, ''rodina'', meaning "motherland, birthplace") was a Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic supercontinent that assembled 1.26–0.90 billion years ago and broke up 750–633 million years ago.
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Setabis''
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Zelotaea''
Subtribe Aricorina
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Ariconias''
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Aricoris
''Aricoris'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm.
Species
*'' Aricoris aurinia'' (Hewitson, 863 present in Uruguay and Brazil
*'' Aricoris campestris'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil
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Subtribe Lemoniadina
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Juditha''
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Lemonias''
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Synargis''
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Thisbe
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Pyramus and Thisbe are two lovers in the city of Babylon who occupy connected houses. Their ...
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Subtribe Theopina
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Archaeonympha''
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Behemothia''
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Calicosama''
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Protonymphidia''
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Theope In Greek mythology, Theope (Ancient Greek: Θεόπης) may refer to the two distinct women:
* Theope, an Athenian daughter of Leos, and sister of Praxithea and Eubule. These women were said to have sacrificed themselves voluntarily, or to have b ...
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