Rhetus is a Neotropical metalmark butterfly genus. They are small (wingspan 25–30 mm), fast flying, strikingly iridescent, and have long wing tails. They are found in open areas, including tracks of primary rainforest.
The genus was erected by William John Swainson in 1829.
In older literature, all three species were placed in the genus Diorina Morisse 1838 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym, the older name having priority.
Rhetus periander often features in butterfly wall displays.
older name having priority. Rhetus periander often features in butterfly wall displays. There are three species: Rhetus arcius (Linnaeus, 1763) – paler...
recognised: Rhetus periander arthuriana (Goiás, Brazil) Rhetus periander eleusinus (Brazil: São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro) Rhetus periander...
Rhetus arcius is a species of Neotropical butterfly, first described in Carl Linnaeus' 1763 Centuria Insectorum. Martin R. Honey & Malcolm J. Scoble (2008)...
List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T14808A4461092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14808A4461092.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021. Rhetus belphegor v t e...
bright yellow reminiscent of Coliadinae and others (examples Barbicornis, Rhetus arcius, Helicopis, Chorinea) have tails as do Papilionidae. The colouration...
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