Butterfly Family List -

Family Nemeobiidae

Overview: Family Nemeobiidae
Family Nemeobiidae is one of the largest butterfly Familes in existance. This family contains over 2000 tpecies, which are mostly found in the Neotropical portions of the world.
As far as coloration of wings, this Family has one of the widest ranges of colors and patternings in existance. Ranging from whites to yellows to metallic blues to reds to blacks, and several clear-winged beauties.

Genus Listing

Tribe unknown, but confined to the Old World.
- Genus Hamearis
  - H. lucina
- Genus Dodona
  - D. durga
  - D. eugenes
  - D. ouida
- Genus Hyporion
  - H. princeps
- Genus Polycaena
  - P. (unknown)
- Genus Abisara
  - A. kausambi
  - A. rogersi
- Genus Saribia
  - S. tepahi
- Genus Zemeros
  - Z. flegyas
  - Z. emesoides
- Genus Laxita
  - L. (unknown)
- Genus Taxila
  - T. (unknown)
- Genus Dicallaneura
  - D. pulchra
  - D. ribbei
  - D. decorata
- Genus Praetaxila
  - P. segecia
  - P. satraps
- Genus Stiboges
  - S. numphidia
Tribe unknown, but present in the New World
- Genus Euselasia
  - E. gelon
  - E. erythraea
  - E. thucydides
  - E. orfita
  - E. abreas
- Genus Methone
  - M. cecilia
- Genus Helicopis
  - H. cupido
  - H. endymion
  - H. acis
- Genus Eurybia
  - E. halimede
- Genus Mesosemia
  - M. philocles
  - M. loruhama
- Genus Semomesia
  - S. croesus
- Genus Teratophthalma
  - T. phelina
  - T. marsena
- Genus Diopthalma
  - D. telegone
  - D. matisca
- Genus Hyphilaria
  - H. nicia
  - H. parthenis
- Genus Napaea
  - N. eucharila
  - N. nepos
- Genus Alesa
  - A. prema
  - A. amesis
- Genus Themone
  - T. pais
  - T. poecila
- Genus Panara
  - P. thisbe
  - P. phereclus
- Genus Riodina
  - R. lysippus
  - R. lysippoides
- Genus Melanis
  - M. melander
  - M. pixe (Pixie)
  - M. cephise
- Genus Chorinea
  - C. licursis
  - C. batesii
  - C. faunus
  - C. sylphina
  - C. timandra
  - C. amazon
  - C. heliconides
- Genus Rhetus
  - R. arcius
  - R. dysonii
  - R. periander
  - R. arthurianus
- Genus Ancyluris
  - A. meliboeus
  - A. aulestes
  - A. mira
  - A. colubra
  - A. pulchra
  - A. huascar
  - A. inca
  - A. jurgenseni
  - A. formosissima
  - A. aristodorus
- Genus Cyrenia
  - C. martia
- Genus Necyria
  - N. bellona
  - N. duellona
  - N. vetulonia
  - N. manco
  - N. ingaretha
  - N. saundersi
  - N. zaneta
- Genus Lyropterx
  - L. apollonia
  - L. lyra
  - L. terpsichore
  - L. diadocis
- Genus Notheme
  - N. erota
- Genus Hopfferia
  - H. militaris
- Genus Symmachia
  - S. probetor
  - S. championi
  - S. rubina
- Genus Caria
  - C. plutargus
  - C. ino (Red-Bordered Metalmark/Schaus' Metalmark)
  - C. mantinea
  - C. rhacotis
  - C. domitianus
- Genus Baeotis
  - B. hisbon
  - B. bacaenis
- Genus Anteros
  - A. formosus
  - A. bracteata
  - A. carausius
- Genus Sarota
  - S. chrysus
- Genus Charis
  - SubGenus Calephelis (Lephelisca)
    - C. nilus
    - C. borealis (Northern Metalmark)
    - C. nemesis (Fatal Metalmark/Dusky Metalmark)
    - C. perditalis (Lost Metalmark)
    - C. wrighti (Wright's Metalmark)
    - C. muticum (Swamp Metalmark)
    - C. rawsoni (Rawson's Metalmark)
    - C. arizonensis (Arizona Metalmark)
    - C. virginiensis (Little Metalmark/Virginia Metalmark)
- Genus Crocozona
  - C. pheretima
  - C. caecias
  - C. fasciata
- Genus Parcella
  - P. amarynthina
- Genus Amarynthis
  - A. meneria
- Genus Lasaia
  - L. meris
  - L. sula (Blue Metalmark)
  - L. agesilas
  - L. moeros
- Genus Calydna
  - C. thersander
  - C. calamisa
  - C. caieta
- Genus Emesis
  - E. cereus
  - E. mandana
  - E. zela (Zela Metalmark)
  - E. ares (Ares Metalmark)
  - E. emesia
  - E. lucinda
  - E. fatima
  - E. incoides
- Genus Siseme
  - S. alectryo
  - S. neurodes
- Genus Apodemia
  - A. mormo (Mormon Metalmark)
  - A. palmerii (Gray Metalmark)
  - A. phyciodoides (Crescent Metalmark)
  - A. nais (Nais Metalmark)
  - A. chisosensis (Chisos Metalmark)
- Genus Audre
  - A. epulus
- Genus Metacharis
  - M. ptolomaeus
  - M. regalis
- Genus Calospila
  - C. zeanger
  - C. lasthenes
  - C. emylius
- Genus Echenais
  - E. thelepus
  - E. penthea
- Genus Calliona
  - C. irene
  - C. siaka
  - C. latona
- Genus Nymphidium
  - N. caricae
  - N. lamis
- Genus Thisbe
  - T. irenea
  - T. lycorias
  - T. molela
- Genus Menander
  - M. menander
  - M. hebrus
- Genus Stalachtis
  - S. phaedusa
  - S. phlegia
  - S. zephyritis
  - S. calliope
- Genus Aricoris
  - A. tisiphone
  - A. flammula
- Genus Theope
  - T. terambus
- Genus Styx
  - S. infernalis

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Last Updated : Dec. 11, 1998