Nirodia belphegor

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]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Nirodia belphegor
  2. 1 2 Rhetus belphegor

Sources

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