Biology:Emesiini

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Short description: Tribe of butterflies

Emesiini
METALMARK, SONORAN (Apodemia mejicanus) (3-22-2015) 78 circulo montana, patagonia lake ranch estates, scc, az (16710518239).jpg
Apodemia mejicanus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Emesiini
Stichel, 1911

Emesiini is a tribe of metalmark butterflies in the family Riodinidae. There are at least 2 genera and about 15 described species in Emesiini.[1][2][3]

Genera

These two genera belong to the tribe Emesiini:

References

  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q48972310 entry