Nirodia belphegor

Nirodia belphegor is a butterfly species in the monotypic genus Nirodia, according to some authors it belongs to the family Lycaenidae[1] and according to others it belongs to the family Riodinidae.[2] It is endemic to Brazil.

Nirodia belphegor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Nirodia

Westwood, 1851
Species:
N. belphegor
Binomial name
Nirodia belphegor
(Westwood, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Rhetus belphegor (Westwood, 1851)[2]

References
  1. Nirodia belphegor
  2. Rhetus belphegor

Sources
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