Biology:Brachyglenis

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Brachyglenis
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Brachyglenis and other Riodinidae depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde
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Brachyglenis

C. & R. Felder, [1862]
Synonyms
  • Tmetoglene C. & R. Felder, 1862
  • Metapheles Bates, 1866

Brachyglenis is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.

Species

  • Brachyglenis dinora (Bates, 1866) present in Nicaragua and Colombia
  • Brachyglenis dodone (Godman & Salvin, [1886]) present in Mexico and Panama
  • Brachyglenis drymo (Godman & Salvin, [1886]) present in Brazil
  • Brachyglenis esthema C. & R. Felder, 1862 present in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q925711 entry