Nirodia

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Nirodia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Riodinini
Genus: Nirodia
Westwood, 1851
Species:
N. belphegor
Binomial name
Nirodia belphegor
(Westwood, 1851) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Rhetus belphegor (Westwood, 1851)

Nirodia belphegor is a butterfly species in the monotypic genus Nirodia, according to some authors it belongs to the family Lycaenidae [1] and according to others it belongs to the family Riodinidae. [2] It is endemic to Brazil.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Nirodia belphegor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T14808A4461092. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14808A4461092.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rhetus belphegor
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