Calydna is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Neotropics.
Species of Calydna feed as larvae on Olacaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Schoepfia, Ximenia and Conceveiba.
Species list Calydna cabira Hewitson, 1854 French Guiana, Brazil Calydna caieta Hewitson, 1854 French Guiana, Brazil Calydna calamisa Hewitson, 1854 Brazil Calydna candace Hewitson, 1859 Brazil Calydna carneia Hewitson, 1859 Brazil Calydna catana Hewitson, 1859 Venezuela, Brazil Calydna cea Hewitson, 1859 Brazil, Peru Calydna charila Hewitson, 1854 Brazil, Peru Calydna fissilisima Hall, 2002 Brazil Calydna hiria (Godart, ) Brazil, Peru Calydna jeannea Hall, 2002 Peru Calydna lusca (Geyer, ) Mexico, Peru Calydna micra Bates, 1868 Brazil Calydna nicolayi Hall, 2002 Peru Calydna stolata Brévignon, 1998 French Guiana Calydna thersander (Stoll, ) French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil Calydna sturnula (Geyer, 1837) Mexico, Brazil Calydna venusta Godman & Salvin, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil
Sources Calydna at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
External links
images representing Calydna at Encyclopedia of Life images representing Calydna at Consortium for the Barcode of Life