| Emesiini | |
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| Apodemia mejicanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Tribe: | Emesiini Stichel, 1911 |
Emesiini is a tribe of metalmark butterflies in the family Riodinidae. There are at least 2 genera and about 15 described species in Emesiini. [1] [2] [3]
These two genera belong to the tribe Emesiini:
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, the family is also represented both in the Nearctic, Palearctic, Australasian (Dicallaneura), Afrotropic, and Indomalayan realms.
The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, often referred to as hairstreaks, with some species instead known as elfins or by other names. The group is part of the family Lycaenidae, the "gossamer-winged butterflies". There are many tropical species as well as a number found in the Americas. Tropical hairstreaks often have iridescent blue coloration above, caused by reflected light from the structure of the wing scales rather than by pigment. Hairstreaks from North America are commonly brown above. Few Theclinae are migratory. Members of this group are described as 'thecline'.
Riodininae is the largest of the three subfamilies within the metalmark butterfly family, Riodinidae.
Agathymus aryxna, the Arizona giant skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. Its range includes Central and North America.
Hesperia attalus, the dotted skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers). It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1871 and is found in North America.
Apodemia walkeri, or Walker's metalmark, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae (metalmarks), in the superfamily Papilionoidea. The species was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1886. It is found from north-western Costa Rica north through Mexico. It is an occasional visitor to the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical scrubs and forests.
Amblyscirtes linda, or Linda's roadside skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1943 and is found in North America.
Eunica monima, the dingy purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family Nymphalidae, and was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in North America.
Atrytonopsis pittacus, the white-barred skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1882 and is found in Central and North America.
Gesta invisus, the false duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler and Herbert Druce in 1872 and is found in Central and North America.
Agathymus baueri, or Bauer's giant-skipper, is a species of giant skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America.
Lon taxiles, the taxiles skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Digrammia curvata, the shaded granite, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Amphipoea senilis is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Smith in 1892 and it is found in North America.
Trichordestra liquida is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Boloria kriemhild, the relict fritillary, is a species of fritillary in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America.
Pierina is a subtribe of cabbage whites, checkered whites, albatrosses in the family Pieridae. There are about 8 genera and 18 described species in Pierina.
Euphilotes centralis, the central blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. It is found in North America.
Apodemia ares, the ares metalmark, is a species of metalmark in the butterfly family Riodinidae. It is found in North America.
Lasaia is a genus of metalmark butterflies in the family Riodinidae. The genus was erected by Henry Walter Bates in 1868. There are about 13 described species in Lasaia, found in North, Central, and South America.
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