Interesting Facts
Description
Family Riodinidae
'The Riodinidae are members
of the Superfamily
Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. They typically thrive in the tropical
latitudes
, especially those of the Americas, and approximately 1,300 species are known. Small to medium in size, metalmarks vary widely in their patterns
, behavior, and postures. Males have reduced front legs
that are not used for walking, and females have three pairs of walking legs. Adults
usually perch with their wings
spread
open or cocked slightly, while many tropical species habitually perch upside down
on large leaves. Males locate mates by perching
, rather than patrolling
. Egg
shape
varies widely, but caterpillars are typically slug-shaped. Metalmarks overwinter
in the larval or pupal stage.
'[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Family:
Riodinidae
()
- Metalmarks
- Subfamily:
Euselasiinae
()
- Genus:
Euselasia
()
- Hübner, 1819
- Specific name:
eutychus
- Hewitson 185t6
- Scientific name: - Euselasia eutychus Hewitson 185t6
- Specific name:
eutychus
- Hewitson 185t6
- Genus:
Euselasia
(
- Subfamily:
Euselasiinae
(
- Family:
Riodinidae
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Euselasia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 20 species and subspecies in this genus:
E. athena (Athena Sombermark) · E. attrita (Attrita Sombermark) · E. bettina (Bettina Sombermark) · E. chrysippe (Chrysippe Sombermark) · E. clithra (Clithra Sombermark) · E. dolichos (Dolichos Sombermark) · E. euboea (Euboea Sombermark) · E. eubule (Eubule Sombermark) · E. eucrates (Eucrates Sombermark) · E. eumenes (Eumenes Sombermark) · E. euriteus (Euriteus Sombermark) · E. euryone (Euryone Sombermark) · E. extensa (Extensa Sombermark) · E. fabia (Fabia Sombermark) · E. gelanor (Gelanor Sombermark) · E. hieronymi (Red-Rayed Sombermark) · E. hygenius (Hygenius Sombermark) · E. melaphaea (Melaphaea Sombermark) · E. orfita (Orfita Sombermark) · E. zena (Zena Sombermark)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 17, 2008:
- University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Rancho Grande
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6136810
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-191331.0
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1596947
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=17&sci=Riodinidae&com=Metalmarks [back]
