Nirodia belphegor

Nirodia belphegor is a butterfly species in the monotypic genus Nirodia, according to some authors it belongs to the family Lycaenidae^[1] and according to others it belongs to the family Riodinidae.^[2] It is endemic to Brazil.

Nirodia belphegor
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Nirodia Westwood, 1851
Species:	N. belphegor
Binomial name
Nirodia belphegor (Westwood, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
Rhetus belphegor (Westwood, 1851)[2]