Rhetus periander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Rhetus |
Species: | R. periander |
Binomial name | |
Rhetus periander (Cramer, [1777]) |
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Rhetus periander, the Periander metalmark or variable beautymark, is a butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in most of Central America and South America, ranging from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina.
The following subspecies are recognised: