Riodinini
Encyclopedia
The Riodinini are one of the large tribes
of metalmark butterflies (family
Riodinidae
). As numerous Riodinidae genera
have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of metalmark butterflies (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Riodinidae
Riodinidae
The Riodinidae are a family of butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. There are approximately 1,000 species of metalmark butterflies in the world...
). As numerous Riodinidae genera
Genera
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have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary.