Nirodia

Nirodia
Nirodia belphegor Westwood, 1851
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Riodininae
Tribe: Riodinini
Genus: Nirodia
Westwood, 1851
Species:
N. belphegor
Binomial name
Nirodia belphegor
(Westwood, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Rhetus belphegor (Westwood, 1851)

Nirodia belphegor is a butterfly species in the monotypic genus Nirodia, according to some authors it belongs to the family Lycaenidae and according to others it belongs to the family Riodinidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Nirodia belphegor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T14808A4461092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14808A4461092.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rhetus belphegor