Calydna (butterfly)

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, [1824]) Brazil, Peru
 * Calydna jeannea Hall, 2002 Peru
 * Calydna lusca (Geyer, [1835]) Mexico, Peru
 * Calydna micra Bates, 1868 Brazil
 * Calydna nicolayi Hall, 2002 Peru
 * Calydna stolata Brévignon, 1998 French Guiana
 * Calydna thersander (Stoll, [1780]) French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil
 * Calydna sturnula (Geyer, 1837) Mexico, Brazil
 * Calydna venusta Godman & Salvin, [1886] Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Brazil