Nymphidiini

Nymphidiini

Zygia metalmark Lemonias zygia The Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Subfamily:	Riodininae
Tribe:	Nymphidiini Bates, 1859
Genera
Numerous, see text.

The Nymphidiini are one of the larger tribes of metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae). As numerous Riodinidae genera have not yet been unequivocally assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. The Theopina subtribe was formerly considered a distinct tribe Theopini.

Selected genera

Subtribe Nymphidiina

Adelotypa
Calociasma
Calospila
Catocyclotis
Dysmathia
Hypophylla
Joiceya
Livendula
Menander
Minotauros
Mycastor
Nymphidium
Pandemos
Periplacis
Rodinia
Setabis
Zelotaea

Subtribe Aricorina

Ariconias
Aricoris

Subtribe Lemoniadina

Juditha
Lemonias
Synargis
Thisbe

Subtribe Theopina

Archaeonympha
Behemothia
Calicosama
Protonymphidia
Theope

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