What is Riodinidae?
{{Taxobox | name = Riodinidae | image = Brauner Würfelfalter (Hamearis lucina) 01.jpg | image_caption = Duke of Burgundy (''Hamearis lucina'') | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] | subordo = [[Ditrysia]] | superfamilia = [[Papilionoidea]] | familia = '''Riodinidae''' | familia_authority = [[Augustus Radcliffe Grote|Grote]], 1895 | subdivision_ranks = [[Subfamilies]] | subdivision = see text }} '''Riodinidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[butterfly|butterflies]]. They are commonly known as '''riodinids''' or '''metalmarks'''. Metalmarks get their name from the bright, metallic (looking like metal) markings found on the [[wing]]s of most [[species]].<ref name=jpbkk>Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). ''Butterflies of North America.'' Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. {{ISBN|0-618-15312-8}}</ref> The family has nearly 2,000 species in it. The metalmarks are mostly found in the [[Neotropic ecozone|Neotropical region]]. Most metalmarks are small. Their [[wingspan]] ranges from 20mm to 65mm. Metalmarks vary greatly in wing shape, pattern, and color.<ref name=psf>Paul Smart Fres (1977). ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World.'' Chartwell Books Inc., NY. {{ISBN|0-89009-093-9}}</ref> Riodinidae was formerly known as the family Nemeobiidae and as the family Erycinidae.<ref name=psf/> It was also once thought to be a [[subfamily]] of [[Lycaenidae]].<ref name=jpbkk/> ==Subfamilies== * [[Euselasiinae]] * [[Nemeobiinae]] - This subfamily is sometimes treated as a [[scientific classification|tribe]]. * [[Riodininae]] ==Some species== * ''[[Hamearis lucina]]'' - Duke of Burgundy * ''[[Apodemia mormo]]'' - Mormon Metalmark * ''[[Lasaia sula]]'' - Blue Metalmark * ''[[Melanis pixe]]'' - Red-bordered Pixie ==Image gallery== <gallery> File:Apodemia mormo langei-02.JPG|Mormon Metalmark (''Apodemia mormo'') File:Blue metalmark, male dorsal.jpg|Blue Metalmark (''Lasaia sula'') File:Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe) dorsal.jpg|Red-bordered Pixi