Riodinidae
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Ri·o·din·i·dae | \ ˌrīəˈdinəˌdē \
Definition of Riodinidae
: a family of small or medium-sized often brightly colored butterflies having metallic spots on the wings and the first pair of legs reduced in the males and occurring mostly in the New World tropics
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