Perophthalma

Perophthalma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Perophthalma; Westwood, 1851
Species
	Perophthalma lasus [1]; Perophthalma tullius - Tullius eyemark;

Perophthalma is a very small butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. The genus comprises only two species, both found only in Central and South America. They are commonly called eyemarks, alluding to the eyespot on the wings.

Eyemark is also a term used for the CBS network's longtime Eye Device logo.

References

Bauder, Julia Anne-Sophie; Handschuh, Stephan; Metscher, Brian Douglas; Krenn, Harald Wolfgang (2013). "Functional morphology of the feeding apparatus and evolution of proboscis length in metalmark butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae): Evolution of Proboscis Length in Butterflies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 110 (2): 291–304. doi:10.1111/bij.12134. PMC 4021108. PMID 24839308.

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[Bauder_Handschuh_Metscher_Krenn_2013_pp._291–304-1] Bauder, Julia Anne-Sophie; Handschuh, Stephan; Metscher, Brian Douglas; Krenn, Harald Wolfgang (2013). "Functional morphology of the feeding apparatus and evolution of proboscis length in metalmark butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae): Evolution of Proboscis Length in Butterflies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 110 (2): 291–304. doi:10.1111/bij.12134. PMC 4021108. PMID 24839308.