Helicopini
Tribe of butterflies
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The Helicopini are a tribe of metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae).
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| Helicopini | |
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| Helicopis cupido | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Riodininae |
| Tribe: | Helicopini Reuter 1897 |
| Genera | |
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Genera
- Anteros Hübner, [1819]
- Helicopis Fabricius, 1807
- Ourocnemis Baker, 1887
- Sarota Westwood, [1851]
As numerous Riodinidae genera have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. In fact, it is likely that the bulk of the Riodinidae incertae sedis belongs into this group.[1]
