Nymphidiini

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Nymphidiini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Ditrysia
Infraorder: Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Nymphidiini
Bates, 1859
Genera

Numerous, see text

The Nymphidiini are one of the larger tribes of metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae). As numerous Riodinidae genera have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. The Theopina subtribe was formerly considered a distinct tribe Theopini.

[edit] Selected genera

Subtribe Nymphidiina

Subtribe Aricorina

  • Ariconias
  • Aricoris

Subtribe Lemoniadina

  • Juditha
  • Lemonias
  • Synargis
  • Thisbe

Subtribe Theopina
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