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Saribia perroti is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found on Madagascar. [2] The habitat consists of forests.
The superfamily Papilionoidea contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea.
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.
Abisara fylla, the dark Judy, is a small but striking butterfly found in India that belongs to the Punches and Judies, that is the family Riodinidae.
Riodininae is the largest of the three subfamilies within the metalmark butterfly family, Riodinidae.
The Riodinini are one of the large tribes of metalmark butterflies. As numerous Riodinidae genera have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary.
Zizeeria knysna, the dark grass blue or African grass blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Africa, on Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula.
Strabena perroti is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Abisara tantalus, the blue-spot Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of humid and dense forests.
Abisara cameroonensis, the Cameroon Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of montane secondary forests, where it is found along streams.
Abisara dewitzi is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Zambia and possibly Angola. The habitat consists of forests.
Abisara intermedia, the plain Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of dense forests.
Abisara talantus, the blue Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary, dense forests.
Abisara rutherfordii, the scalloped Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Abisara rogersi, the light banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1878. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of shady areas in forests and open areas in submontane forests.
Saribia is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae.
Saribia decaryi is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Saribia tepahi is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found on Tamatave, Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests.
Hermathena is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae containing a total of three known species. A small Neotropical genus of uncommon montane butterflies. The larvae feed on bromeliads.
Styx is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the metalmark family Riodinidae. It consists of one species, Styx infernalis, described by Otto Staudinger in 1875. It is endemic to Peru, where it inhabits tropical montane cloud forests between the elevations of 1000-1600 meters.