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]

Emesiini
Apodemia mejicanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Emesiini
Stichel, 1911

Genera edit

These two genera belong to the tribe Emesiini:

References edit

  1. ^ "Emesiini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. ^ "Emesiini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. ^ Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  • 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.

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