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World Riodinids. The
subfamily are the only
Riodinids that feed
exclusively on
members of the
plant family Primulaceae,
being the only
Riodinids to do...
- (1992). "Toward a
better understanding of host use and
biodiversity in
riodinid butterflies".
Journal of
Research on the Lepidoptera. 31 (1–2): 103–126...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 1
species Critically endangered (CR): 195
species Endangered (EN): 343
species Vulnerable (VU): 608
species Near threatened...
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Adelotypa annulifera is a
species of
riodinid butterfly found in
South America (Guyana, Bolivia, Peru). It was
first described by
Frederick DuCane Godman...
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function in
chemical communication.
Riodinids are
known to make
substrate borne sounds in two ways.
While most
singing riodinid caterpillars produce sound by...
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their symbioses with ants (see
singing caterpillars). The
location of
riodinid organs that
function in caterpillar-ant
symbioses differs from
those found...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 393
species Endangered (EN): 626
species Vulnerable (VU): 1,081
species Near...
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trunctata Callaghan, 2001 (Brazil:
Distrito Federal)
Euselasia at
funet New
riodinids from the
Central Brazilian plateau (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae) v t e...
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Harvey (2002), "The
Phylogeography of
Amazonia Revisited: New
Evidence from
Riodinid Butterflies", Evolution, 56 (7): 1489–1497, doi:10.1554/0014-3820(2002)056[1489:tpoarn]2...
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plant to
protect it
against herbivores.
There are
certain insects such as
Riodinid caterpillars which excrete sugary honeydew from
their tentacle nectaries...
