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Photographs on this page were taken by Paul Smith, Abdres Contreras, David Gill, Ivan Saxby, Pier Cacciali, Sylvia Qu and
Alberto Esquivel and are used with their permission.
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Gallery 1 - Tribe  Mesosemiini
FIGURE 1a - Little Zebra Leucochimona matatha - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1b - Eyed False-Satyr Mesosemia odice - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1c - Eyed False-Satyr Mesosemia odice - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
RIODINIINAE - METALMARKS
The common name refers to the metallic markings on the wings, many of the species in this subfamily are brownish in colouration with intricate patterning. They have a habit of perching on the underside of leaves with the wings held flat.
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Gallery 3 - Tribes Emesidini, Lemoniini and Nymphidiini
FIGURE 3a - Reddish Acrobat Emesis diogenia (Tribe Emesidini) - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 3b - Reddish Acrobat Emesis diogenia (Tribe Emesidini) - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 3c - Emesis mandana (Tribe Emesidini) - Estancia Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 3d - Dark Acrobat Emesis ocypore female (Tribe Emesidini) - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith July 2008).
FIGURE 3e - Synargis calyce (Tribe Lemoniini) - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 3f- Synargis calyce (Tribe Lemoniini) - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith July 2007).
FIGURE 3g - Brown-cornered Tiny Adelotypa bolena (Tribe Nymphidiini) - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 3h - Aricoris constantius (Tribe Nymphidiini) - IBIS Collection, Pilar, Departamento Ñeembucú (Andres Contreras July 2008).
FIGURE 3i - Aricoris notialis (Tribe Nymphidiini) - Fortín Toledo, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2009).
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Gallery 2 - Tribe Riodinini
FIGURE 2a - Tailed Dancer Barbicornis basilis - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper male Alberto Esquivel March 2008, lower female Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2b - Tailed Dancer Barbicornis basilis female - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2010).
FIGURE 2c - Caria marsyas - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper Pier Cacciali April 2008, lower Paul Smith May 2008).
FIGURE 2d - Shiny Lines Chalodeta theodora - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu July 2008)
FIGURE 2e - Charis anius - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ivan Saxby March 2008)
FIGURE 2f - Black-patched Blue-Metalmark Lasaia agesilas - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper Paul Smith, lower Alberto Esquivel February 2008).
FIGURE 2g - Notheme erota - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill February 2008)
FIGURE 2h - Little Dancer Riodina lysippoides - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2007).
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