Table 1.
Numbers of individuals of 16 riodinid species (collected at the Tropical Station La Gamba, Costa Rica, September–October 2010) in alphabetical order, which were measured regarding body length and proboscis length; given as minimum and maximum values where more than one individual per species was found
| Species | N | Body length [mm] | Proboscis length [mm] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detritivora hermodora (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) | 1 | 9.0 | 5.9 |
| Emesis mandana (Cramer, 1780) | 1 | 15.0 | 9.7 |
| Eurybia elvina Stichel, 1910 | 3 | 18.2–19.6 | 33.5–38.5 |
| Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851 | 8 | 15.1–20.7 | 34.8–42.4 |
| Eurybia unxia Godman & Salvin, 1885 | 8 | 14.0–19.1 | 26.2–32.0 |
| Euselasia aurantia (A. Butler & H. Druce, 1872) | 8 | 10.0–11.5 | 1.9–3.7 |
| Juditha molpe (Hubner, [1808]) | 2 | 10.6–12.6 | 7.7–7.9 |
| Leucochimona lepida (Godman & Salvin, 1885) | 1 | 10.1 | 4.0 |
| Mesene phareus (Cramer, 1777) | 1 | 9.2 | 5.1 |
| Mesosemia asa Hewitson, 1869 | 5 | 10.7–11.9 | 4.4–6.1 |
| Mesosemia zonalis Godman & Salvin, 1885 | 1 | 12.5 | 5.2 |
| Napaea eucharila (H. Bates, 1867) | 1 | 14.4 | 6.6 |
| Nymphidium ascolia Hewitson, [1853] | 1 | 11.8 | 7.5 |
| Perophthalma lasus Westwood, 1851 | 2 | 7.1–9.7 | 3.3–4.2 |
| Sarota chrysus (Stoll, 1781) | 1 | 9.9 | 3.1 |
| Sarota gyas (Cramer, 1775) | 6 | 6.2–8.0 | 2.6–3.3 |