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met·al·mark (m

l-märk

)

Any of several small, darkly colored butterflies of the family Riodinidae, occurring mainly in tropical regions and having iridescent lines or spots on the wings.

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No references found			MILLER This easy-to-use handbook references some 700 species in five families of butterflies found around the world: Papilionidae, the swallowtails; Pieridae, the whites and sulfurs; Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies; Lycaenidae, coppers, hair-streaks, and blues; and Riodinidae, metalmarks. The Butterfly Handbook: the Definitive Reference for Every Enthusiast by Science News But many caterpillars in the families Riodinidae and Lycaenidae -- which metamorphose into the beautiful, widely distributed butterflies commonly called "metalmarks" and "blues" -- don't have these problems. Caterpillar call-of-the-wild aims at ants by Weiss, Rick / Science News			rinse down rinse off rinse out Rinser rinsin' rinsing Rinzai Rio Río Rio Branco Rio Bravo Río Bravo Rio Claro Río Cuarto Rio de Janeiro Rio de la Plata Río de la Plata Río de Oro Rio Grande Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Río Muni Río Negro Rio Nunez coffee Riobamba Riodinidae rioja riot Riot Act riot control riot control agent riot control operation riot control operations riot gear riot gun riot police riot shield rioter rioting Riotise Riotour riotous riotously Riotry RIP Rip cord rip current rip down rip entry rip into rip off			Rio Trades Rio Treaty Río Ucayali Rio Urubamba Rio Uruguai Rio Uruguai Rio Uruguay Rio Uruguay Río Uruguay Río Uruguay Río Usumacinta Rio Verde Community Association Rio Vilcanota Rio Vista Energy Partners LP Rio Vista Fire Department Rio Vista Windsurfing Association Rio Wilcamayu Rio Xingu Rio, Greece RIO-Y RIOA Rioarribasaurus RIOB Riobamba Riobamba RIOC Riochi RIOD Riodinidae Riodininae RIOE RIOF RIOG RIOGD RIOH Riohacha, Colombia RIOHVA Rioja Rioja Rioja Rioja (disambiguation) Rioja (disambiguation) Rioja Baja Banda Ancha Rioja, La Riojas Riojas Riolan's anastomosis Riom Riomet Riomet RIOMETER RIOMETER Rion Rione Rioni Rioni River Rioni River Rions Rions

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metalmark (redirected from Riodinidae)

metalmark
(redirected from Riodinidae)