• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

• Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

• Metalmark Butterflies Family Riodinidae

• True Metalmark Butterflies (Subfamily Riodininae)

• Tribe Emesidini

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Tribe Emesidini is a tribe of metalmark butterflies within the subfamily Riodininae of the family Riodinidae. Members of this tribe are found primarily in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, with their greatest diversity occurring in Central and South America. They are generally small to medium-sized butterflies characterized by delicate bodies and intricately patterned wings that often display combinations of orange, red, brown, black, white, or metallic markings.