Stiboges nymphidia
| Columbine | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Subfamily: | Nemeobiinae |
| Tribe: | Nemeobiini |
| Subtribe: | Nemeobiina |
| Genus: | Stiboges |
| Species: | S. nymphidia |
| Binomial name | |
| Stiboges nymphidia (Guerin, 1843) | |
Stiboges nymphidia, the columbine, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae), related to Punches and Judies. It is the sole member of the genus Stiboges Butler, 1876.