Perophthalma

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Eyemark is also a term used for the CBS network's longtime Eye Device logo.
Perophthalma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Ditrysia
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Perophthalma
Westwood, 1851
Species
  • Perophthalma lasus
  • Perophthalma tullius - Tullius eyemark

Perophthalma is a very small butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. The genus comprises only two species, found only in Central and South America. They are commonly called eyemarks, alluding to their eyespot on the wings.


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