''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few species, presumably owing to a mimetic transformation. This widening of the forewing is accompanied by a peculiar flight resembling that of '' Thecla'', which becomes very conspicuous in the non-mimetic species, whereas in the mimetic species it is replaced by that of the causal originals to which reference is made in the single species, and which may more correctly be eliminated from the genus. They are more closely allied to the '' Gricosoma'' than the non-mimetic species, but we shall here give the precedence to the more typical forms. Many ''Symmachia'' are great rarities, and they are extremely peculiar in the shape as well as in the colouring. They fly in the day time, not continuously, and rest beneath leaves.

Species

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Symmachia aconia ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' Hewitson, 1876 present in Brazil *''

Symmachia accusatrix ''Symmachia accusatrix'' is a butterfly species present in Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and re ...

'' Westwood, 1851 present in Mexico, Ecuador,

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, Brazil and French Guiana *''

Symmachia almeidai ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' (Zikán, 1946) present in Brazil *''

Symmachia arcuata ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Brazil *''

Symmachia arion ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) present in Brazil and Colombia *''

Symmachia aurigera ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' (Weeks, 1902) present in Colombia *''

Symmachia basilissa ''Symmachia basilissa'' is a butterfly species of the family Riodinidae. It is present in Brazil and French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments a ...

'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil and French Guiana *''

Symmachia batesi ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' (Staudinger,

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present in Brazil *''

Symmachia calderoni ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' Hall & Lamas, 2001 present in Peru *''

Symmachia calligrapha ''Symmachia calligrapha'' is a butterfly species of the family Riodinidae. It is present in Brazil (Pará) and French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas dep ...

'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Brazil and French Guiana *''

Symmachia calliste ''Symmachia calliste'' is a butterfly species of the family Riodinidae. It is present in Colombia, Brazil, Nicaragua and French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an ove ...

'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Brazil, Colombia, Nicaragua and French Guiana *''

Symmachia elinas ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' (Rebillard, 1958) present in Brazil *''

Symmachia eraste ''Symmachia'' is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm. This genus is distinguished by a strong bulging-out of the costa of the forewing of the males, this characteristic bulge recedes in but few specie ...

'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil *'' Symmachia emeralda'' Hall & Harvey, 2002 present in Ecuador and French Guiana *'' Symmachia estellina'' present in French Guiana *'' Symmachia exigua'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil *'' Symmachia falcistriga'' Stichel, 1910 present in French Guiana,

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and Brazil *'' Symmachia fassli'' Hall & Willmott, 1995 present in Ecuador *'' Symmachia fulvicauda'' Stichel, 1924 present in Brazil *'' Symmachia hazelana'' Hall & Willmott, 1996 present in Ecuador *'' Symmachia hetaerina'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Brazil and Peru *'' Symmachia hippea'' Herrich-Schäffer, 853/small> present in French Guiana,

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 ...

and

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*'' Symmachia hippodice'' Godman, 1903 present in Brazil *'' Symmachia jugurtha'' Staudinger,

/small> present in Colombia *'' Symmachia juratrix'' Westwood, 1851 present in Brazil and French Guiana *'' Symmachia leena'' Hewitson, 1870 present in Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, French Guiana and Brazil *'' Symmachia leopardinum'' (C. & R. Felder, 1865) present in Brazil and French Guiana *'' Symmachia maeonius'' Staudinger, 1888 present in Brazil *'' Symmachia menetas'' (Drury, 1782) present in Suriname and Brazil *'' Symmachia miron'' Grose-Smith, 1898 present in French Guiana and Ecuador *'' Symmachia multesima'' Stichel, 1910 present in Colombia and French Guiana *'' Symmachia nemesis'' Le Cerf, 1958 present in Brazil. *'' Symmachia norina'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Brazil and French Guiana *'' Symmachia pardalia'' Stichel, 1924 present in Peru *'' Symmachia pardalis'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Brazil and French Guiana *'' Symmachia phaedra'' (Bates, 1868) present in Brazil and Ecuador *'' Symmachia poirieri'' Gallard, 2009 present in French GuianaLambillionea n° 2-juin 2009 *'' Symmachia praxilla'' Westwood, 1851 present in Brazil *'' Symmachia probetor'' (Stoll,

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present in Mexico, Nicaragua,

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, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil *'' Symmachia rita'' Staudinger,

/small> synonym of '' Symmachia norina'' *'' Symmachia rosanti'' present in French Guiana *'' Symmachia rubrica'' (Stichel, 1929) present in Colombia and Ecuador *'' Symmachia rubina'' Bates, 1866 present in Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Brazil *'' Symmachia sepyra'' (Hewitson, 1877) present in Ecuador *'' Symmachia splendida'' (Salazar & Constantino, 1993) present in Colombia *'' Symmachia stigmosissima'' Stichel, 1910 present in Bolivia and French Guiana *'' Symmachia suevia'' Hewitson, 1877 present in Ecuador *'' Symmachia technema'' Stichel, 1910 present in Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad and Tobago *'' Symmachia threissa'' Hewitson, 1870 present in French Guiana, Colombia and Nicaragua *'' Symmachia tigrina'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Brazil and French Guiana *'' Symmachia titiana'' Hewitson, 1870 present in Ecuador *'' Symmachia triangularis'' (Thieme, 1907) present in Colombia and French Guiana *'' Symmachia tricolor'' Hewitson, 1867 present in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru and French Guiana *'' Symmachia virgatula'' Stichel, 1910 present in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and French Guiana *'' Symmachia virgaurea'' Stichel, 1910 present in Colombia *'' Symmachia xypete'' (Hewitson, 1870) present in Nicaragua and Panama

Sources

''Symmachia''
at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

External links

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1764943 Riodinidae of South America Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner