List of butterflies of China (Riodinidae)

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This is a list of the butterflies of China belonging to the family Riodinidae and an index to the species articles. This forms part of the full list of butterflies of China.

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Riodinidae

genus: Abisara
A. n. neophron Tibet
A. b. assus Fruhstorfer South China
A. e. lisa Bennet Hainan
A. s. saturata Hainan
genus: Dodona
genus: Paralaxita
P. d. hainana (Riley & Godfrey, 1925)
genus: Polycaena
genus: Stiboges
S. n. elodinia Fruhstorfer, 1914 China
genus: Zemeros
Z. f. flegyas Yunnan
Z. f. confucius (Moore, 1878) Hainan

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