Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks)

Subfamily: Euselasiinae (Euselasia and relatives)

Euselasia hieronymi Red-rayed Euselasia (Salvin & Godman, 1868)

Subfamily: Riodininae (True Metalmarks)

Mesosemia lamachus Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark Hewitson, 1857
Calephelis virginiensis Little Metalmark (Guérin-Méneville, [1832])
Calephelis borealis Northern Metalmark (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Calephelis muticum Swamp Metalmark McAlpine, 1937
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 rawsoni Rawson's Metalmark McAlpine, 1939
Calephelis arizonensis Arizona Metalmark (McAlpine, 1971)
Calephelis iris Iris Calephelis (Staudinger, 1876)
Caria ino Red-bordered Metalmark Godman & Salvin, 1886
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 cephise White-rayed Pixie (Ménétriés, 1855)
Melanis acroleuca White-tipped Metalmark (R. Felder, 1869)
Anteros carausius Carousing Anteros Westwood, 1851
Calydna sturnula Sturnula Metalmark (Geyer, 1837)
Emesis zela Zela Metalmark Butler, 1870
Emesis ares Ares Metalmark (W.H. Edwards, 1882)
Emesis emesia Curve-winged Metalmark (Hewitson, 1867)
Emesis tenedia Falcate Metalmark C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
Emesis aurimna White-spotted Emesis (Boisduval, 1870)
Emesis mandana Great Emesis (Cramer, [1780])
Emesis tegula Tegula Emesis Godman & Salvin, [1886]
Emesis poeas Thorn-scrub Emesis Godman, 1901
Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
Apodemia duryi Mexican Metalmark (W.H. Edwards, 1882)
Apodemia virgulti Behr's Metalmark (Behr, 1865)
Apodemia mejicanus Sonoran 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
Thisbe irenea Irenia Metalmark (Stoll, 1780)
Thisbe lycorias Banner Metalmark (Hewitson, [1853])
Juditha caucana Molpe Metalmark (Stichel, 1911)
Napaea umbra Quilted Metalmark (Boisduval, 1870)
Rhetus arcius Long-tailed Metalmark (Linnaeus, 1763)
Hypophylla martia Martia Metalmark (Godman, 1903)
Hypophylla sudias White-banded Metalmark (Hewitson, 1858)
Theope virgilius Blue-based Theope (Fabricius, 1793)
Nymphidium ascolia Creamy Metalmark Hewitson, [1853]

Photographs of Riodinidae

Mexican Metalmark
Apodemia duryi
Fatal Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis
Crescent Metalmark
Apodemia phyciodoides
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Sonoran Metalmark
Apodemia mejicanus
Purple-washed Eyed-Metalmark
Mesosemia lamachus
Red-bordered Pixie
Melanis pixe
Shining-blue Lasaia
Lasaia agesilas
Blue Metalmark
Lasaia sula
Red-bordered Pixie
Melanis pixe
White-rayed Pixie
Melanis cephise
Creamy Metalmark
Nymphidium ascolia