Riodinidae Mesene exhibit many color variations and combinations and vary by geographic region. The males have triangular, pointed, brightly coloured forewings and small ellipsoidal hindwings. In the wing veins the species exhibit great conformity, the second subcostal vein, the upper median vein in the forewing as well as in the hindwing rise before the cell-end. They rest well hidden on the under surface of leaves but fly when disturbed somewhat like geometrids for about 10 to 20 metres always keeping in the middle of the forest roads, in order to drop again into another bush. The larvae are lycaenid like, somewhat like woodlice, fluffily haired; that of M. phareus lives on the extremely poisonous Paullinia pinnata to the leaf of which also the small greenish-yellow pupa is spun.
Myscelus is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Pyrrhopyge is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Adelotypa is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are found in South America.
Melanis is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm.
Pheles is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Euselasia is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are present only in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Mesosemia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Leucochimona is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Napaea is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Symmachia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Nymphidium is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
Anteros is a Neotropical genus of butterflies of the family Riodinidae.
Ancyluris is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
Argyrogrammana is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
Baeotis is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas.
Calydna is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
Calospila is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas.
Chalodeta is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
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