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Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks)

Subfamily: Euselasiinae (Euselasia and relatives)

Euselasia bettina Black-topped Euselasia (Hewitson, 1869)
Euselasia chrysippe Golden Euselasia (H. Bates, 1866)
Euselasia hieronymi Red-rayed Euselasia (Salvin & Godman, 1868)
Euselasia cheles Cheles Euselasia  (Godman & Salvin, 1889)
Hades noctula White-rayed Metalmark Westwood, 1851

Subfamily: Riodininae (True Metalmarks)

Mesosemia ceropia Spying Eyed-Metalmark H. Druce, 1874
Mesosemia lamachus Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark Hewitson, 1857
Mesosemia carissima Blue-patched Eyed-Metalmark H. Bates, 1866
Mesosemia asa Deep-blue Eyed-Metalmark Hewitson, 1869
Leucochimona lagora Lagora Metalmark (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])
Perophthalma tullius Tullius Metalmark (Fabricius, 1787)
Perophthalma lasus Lasus Metalmark Westwood, 1851
Detritivora barnesi Barnes' Metalmark (J. Hall & Harvey, 2001)
Calephelis borealis Northern Metalmark (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Calephelis muticum Swamp Metalmark McAlpine, 1937
Calephelis virginiensis Little Metalmark (Guérin-Méneville, [1832])
Calephelis laverna Laverna Metalmark (Godman & Salvin, 1886)
Calephelis nemesis Fatal Metalmark (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Calephelis perditalis Rounded Metalmark Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Calephelis mexicana Mexican Calephelis McAlpine, 1971
Calephelis wrighti Wright's Metalmark Holland, 1930
Calephelis fulmen Fulmen Calephelis Stichel, 1910
Calephelis rawsoni Rawson's Metalmark McAlpine, 1939
Calephelis arizonensis Arizona Metalmark (McAlpine, 1971)
Calephelis schausi Schaus' Metalmark McAlpine, 1971
Calephelis iris Iris Calephelis (Staudinger, 1876)
Calephelis velutina Dark Calephelis (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
Caria ino Red-bordered Metalmark Godman & Salvin, 1886
Caria rhacotis Honduran Metalmark (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
Baeotis zonata Bumblebee Metalmark R. Felder, 1869
Baeotis sulphurea Sulphur Metalmark (R. Felder, 1869)
Lasaia meris Variegated Lasaia or Variegated Bluemark (Stoll, 1781)
Lasaia sula Blue Metalmark Staudinger, 1888
Lasaia agesilas Shining-blue Lasaia (Latreille, 1809)
Lasaia sessilis Gray Sessilis Schaus, 1890
Lasaia maria Maria's Metalmark Clench, 1972
Melanis pixe Red-bordered Pixie (Boisduval, 1836)
Melanis electron melantho Electron Metalmark (Ménétriés, 1855)
Melanis cephise White-rayed Pixie (Ménétriés, 1855)
Melanis acroleuca White-tipped Metalmark (R. Felder, 1869)
Mesene phareus Cell-barred Metalmark (Cramer, 1777)
Mesene margaretta Zebra-tipped Metalmark (A. White, 1843)
Symmachia accusatrix Accused Metalmark Westwood, 1851
Symmachia tricolor Tricolored Metalmark Hewitson, 1867
Sarota neglecta Neglected Sarota Stichel, 1910
Sarota acantus Simple Sarota (Stoll, 1781)
Anteros allectus Rounded Anteros Westwood, 1851
Anteros roratus Elegant Anteros Godman & Salvin, 1886
Anteros micon Black-bellied Anteros H. Druce, 1875
Anteros kupris kupris Giant Anteros Hewitson, 1875
Anteros carausius Carousing Anteros Westwood, 1851
Calydna sturnula Sturnula Metalmark (Geyer, 1837)
Emesis lucinda White-patched Emesis (Cramer, 1775)
Emesis aurimna White-spotted Emesis (Boisduval, 1870)
Emesis ocypore aethalia Dark Emesis H. Bates, 1868
Emesis mandana Great Emesis (Cramer, [1780])
Emesis tegula Tegula Emesis Godman & Salvin, [1886]
Emesis zela Zela Metalmark Butler, 1870
Emesis ares Ares Metalmark (W.H. Edwards, 1882)
Emesis poeas Thorn-scrub Emesis Godman, 1901
Emesis tenedia Falcate Metalmark C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
Emesis saturata Oaxacan Emesis Godman & Salvin, 1886
Emesis emesia Curve-winged Metalmark (Hewitson, 1867)
Emesis cypria paphia Orange-striped Emesis R. Felder, 1869
Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
Apodemia duryi Dury's Metalmark (W.H. Edwards, 1882)
Apodemia virgulti Behr's Metalmark (Behr, 1865)
Apodemia mejicanus Mexican Metalmark (Behr, 1865)
Apodemia palmeri Palmer's Metalmark (W.H. Edwards, 1870)
Apodemia hepburni Hepburn's Metalmark Godman & Salvin, 1886
Apodemia walkeri Walker's Metalmark Godman & Salvin, 1886
Apodemia multiplaga Narrow-winged Metalmark Schaus, 1902
Apodemia phyciodoides Crescent Metalmark Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
Apodemia nais Nais Metalmark (W.H. Edwards, 1877)
Apodemia chisosensis Chisos Metalmark H.A. Freeman, 1964
Dianesia carteri Caribbean Metalmark (W. Holland, 1902)
Thisbe irenea Irenia Metalmark (Stoll, 1780)
Thisbe lycorias Banner Metalmark (Hewitson, [1853])
Juditha odites praecelarum Odites Metalmark (H. Bates, 1866)
Juditha dorilis Dorilis Metalmark (H. Bates, 1866)
Juditha caucana Molpe Metalmark (Stichel, 1911)
Synargis mycone Rusty Metalmark (Hewitson, 1865)
Menander menander purpurata Menander Metalmark (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
Napaea umbra Quilted Metalmark (Boisduval, 1870)
Eurybia unxia Azure-winged Eurybia Godman & Salvin, 1885
Eurybia lycisca Blue-winged Eurybia Westwood, 1851
Eurybia patrona Great Eurybia Weymer, 1875
Eurybia elvina Blind Eurybia Stichel, 1910
Necyria duellona beltiana White-dashed Metalmark Hewitson, 1870
Ancyluris jurgensenii Costa-spotted Metalmark (Saunders, 1850)
Ancyluris inca inca Inca Metalmark (Saunders, 1850)
Rhetus arcius Long-tailed Metalmark (Linnaeus, 1763)
Rhetus periander naevianus Periander Metalmark Stichel, 1910
Chorinea bogota Northern Chorinea (Saunders, 1859)
Isapis agyrtus hera Yellow-based Metalmark Godman & Salvin, 1886
Brachyglenis dinora Dinora Metalmark (H. Bates, 1866)
Parcella amarynthina Orange-banded Metalmark (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
Notheme erota diademi Tawny Metalmark or Two-oranges Metalmark Stichel, 1910
Chalodeta chaonitis Orange-stitched Metalmark (Hewitson, 1866)
Calospila lucianus Lucianus Metalmark (Fabricius, 1793)
Hypophylla martia Martia Metalmark (Godman, 1903)
Hypophylla sudias White-banded Metalmark (Hewitson, 1858)
Nymphidium azanoides A. Butler, 1867
Nymphidium ascolia Creamy Metalmark Hewitson, [1853]
Calicosama lilina White-posted Metalmark (A. Butler, 1885)
Theope virgilius Blue-based Theope (Fabricius, 1793)
Theope publius Shaded Theope C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
Theope lycaenina Gray Theope H. Bates, 1868

Photographs of Riodinidae

Palmer's Metalmark
Apodemia palmeri
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Wright's Metalmark
Calephelis wrighti
Irenia Metalmark
Thisbe irenea
Zela Metalmark
Emesis zela
Nais Metalmark
Apodemia nais
Shining-blue Lasaia
Lasaia agesilas
Rounded Metalmark
Calephelis perditalis
Hepburn's Metalmark
Apodemia hepburni
White-tipped Metalmark
Melanis acroleuca
Walker's Metalmark
Apodemia walkeri
Zela Metalmark
Emesis zela