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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Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plant ...
was formerly considered a distinct tribe Theopini.
Selected genera
Subtribe Nymphidiina
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Adelotypa''
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Calociasma''
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Calospila''
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Catocyclotis''
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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
Menander (; grc-gre, Μένανδρος ''Menandros''; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His rec ...
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Minotauros''
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Mycastor''
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Nymphidium''
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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.
were probably ...
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Setabis''
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Zelotaea''
Subtribe Aricorina
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Ariconias''
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Aricoris''
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 ...
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