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Perophthalma
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Perophthalma

Perophthalma is a very small butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. The genus comprises only two species, both found only in Central and South America. They are commonly called eyemarks, alluding to the eyespot on the wings.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Perophthalma tullius

speciesPerophthalma tullius

Perophthalma lasus

speciesPerophthalma lasus

Perophthalma lasciva

speciesPerophthalma lasciva

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 148689.