蜆蝶科(Metalmark,學名:Riodinidae)是蝴蝶鳳蝶總科中的一科,下級分類中共有3個亞科,共有約1500個物種[2],佔蝶類8%。分佈於泛熱帶地區,主要分佈在新熱帶界[3],佔所有蜆蝶的93%[4]。小至中型蝴蝶,比較其他類別的蝴蝶,各種蜆蝶之間在翅形、顏色和斑紋上的差異是最大[5]。
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