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Riodinidae

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Riodinidae

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Riodinidae butterflies from Peru

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Riodinidae Butterfly Releasing Scales in the Yasuni

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Anteros kupris Hewitson, 1875 (Riodinidae) Central Andes, Colombia.

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Euselasia species (Riodinidae - Euselasiinae) Metalmarks butterflies

Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. There are 1532 species and 146 genera of metalmark butterflies in the world. Although mostly neotropical in distribution, the family is represented both in the Nearctic and the Palearctic.
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