Calydna (butterfly)
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| Calydna | |
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| Calydna species from Museum Wiesbaden | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Genus: | Calydna Doubleday, 1847 |
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Calydna is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
Species of Calydna feed as larvae on Olacaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Schoepfia, Ximenia and Conceveiba.
