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Euptychiina
The butterfly subtribe Euptychiina ( Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is a diverse group within the tribe Satyrini, occurring throughout Central and South America, in addition to a few species known from North America. Euptychiina is a predominantly lowland group, with the exception of one Asian taxon '' Palaeonympha opalina'' Butler, 1871 and the Andean genus '' Forsterinaria'' Gray, 1973. The taxon was erected by Lee Denmar Miller. Euptychiina Despite its members being common, this subtribe has been a challenging subject for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies for many years because of their dull coloration, intraspecific variation, lack of clear morphological characters, and morphological homogeneity. However, with the exception of pioneering work by W. Forster and L. D. Miller, the group received little attention from butterfly researchers until recently due to their typically dull brownish coloration. Currently, 50 genera and over 400 described species are recognized within this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyrini
The Satyrini is one of the tribes of the subfamily Satyrinae. It includes about 2200 species and is therefore the largest tribe in the subfamily which comprises 2500 species. Distribution Satyrini butterflies have a worldwide distribution, but the distribution pattern differs between subtribes. Some subtribes are almost restricted to a single biogeographic region, such as the Pronophilina, which is found only in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia. Biology The larval food plants of many species in this tribe are grasses, i.e. Poaceae. It is considered that the Satyrini diversified at about the same time as the grasses did, and that the radiation of the tribe is therefore closely related to the evolution of the grasses. In contrast, the tribe has a few genera which show uncommon feeding preferences. Three genera, '' Euptychia'', ''Ragadia'' and ''Acrophtalmia'', feed on Lycopsida, and moreover, some species of ''Euptychia'' have been reported to feed on mosses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taygetis
''Taygetis'' is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Taxonomy and evolution The genus appeared as polyphyletic,, 2013: Systematics and evolutionary history of butterflies in the “''Taygetis'' clade” (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina): towards a better understanding of Neotropical biogeography. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 66: 54-68: Abstract and full article: with '' Taygetis kerea'' and '' Taygetis weymeri'' as part of the butterfly genus '' Taygetina'', whereas '' Taygetis rectifascia'' and ''Taygetis ypthima'' are related to the genus '' Pseudodebis''. Recently, the "Taygetis ypthima species group" was defined, and it includes '' Taygetis rectifascia'', ''Taygetis ypthima'', '' Taygetis drogoni'', and '' Taygetis fulginia''. However, the inclusion of such a species group within the genus ''Taygetis'' is unsupported by molecular and karyological data. Species Listed alphabetically:"''Taygetis'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Sav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euptychia
''Euptychia'' is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ... in 1818. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Euptychia attenboroughi'' Neild, Nakahara, Fratello & Le Crom, 2015 *'' Euptychia cesarense'' Pulido, Andrade, Peña & Lamas, 2011 *'' Euptychia enyo'' Butler, 1867 *'' Euptychia ernestina'' Weymer, 1911 *'' Euptychia fetna'' Butler, 1870 *'' Euptychia hannemanni'' Forster, 1964 *'' Euptychia hilara'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) *'' Euptychia insolata'' Butler & H. Druce, 1872 *'' Euptychia jesia'' Butler, 1869 *'' Euptychia marceli'' Brévignon, 2005 *'' Euptychia meta'' Weymer, 1911 *'' Euptychia mollina'' (Hübner, 1813) *'' Euptychia neildi'' Brévignon, 2005 *'' E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphidecta
''Amphidecta'' is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bioge .... Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *'' Amphidecta calliomma'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862) *'' Amphidecta pignerator'' Butler, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forsterinaria
''Forsterinaria'' is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *The ''neonympha'' species group **'' Forsterinaria neonympha'' (C. & R. Felder, – white-dotted ringlet **'' Forsterinaria proxima'' (Hayward, 1957) **'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramacera Allyni
''Paramacera allyni'', the Arizona pine satyr or pine satyr, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from the mountains in south-eastern Arizona to Mexico. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is 35–48 mm. Adults have brown wings, with dark borders and unringed eyespots on the upperside. On the underside, there are dark irregular lines, a large eyespot at the tip of the forewing and six small eyespots on the hindwing. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year. References Butterflies described in 1972 Euptychiina Nymphalidae of South America {{Satyrini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaeonympha Opalina
''Palaeonympha'' is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, ''Palaeonympha opalina'', is found in Taiwan Nymphalidae. Retrieved 2 August 2012. and ."''Palaeonympha'' Butler, 1871" at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' The larvae of subspecies ''macrophthalmia'' feed on '' |
Euptychia Ernestina
''Euptychia'' is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ... in 1818. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Euptychia attenboroughi'' Neild, Nakahara, Fratello & Le Crom, 2015 *'' Euptychia cesarense'' Pulido, Andrade, Peña & Lamas, 2011 *'' Euptychia enyo'' Butler, 1867 *'' Euptychia ernestina'' Weymer, 1911 *'' Euptychia fetna'' Butler, 1870 *'' Euptychia hannemanni'' Forster, 1964 *'' Euptychia hilara'' (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) *'' Euptychia insolata'' Butler & H. Druce, 1872 *'' Euptychia jesia'' Butler, 1869 *'' Euptychia marceli'' Brévignon, 2005 *'' Euptychia meta'' Weymer, 1911 *'' Euptychia mollina'' (Hübner, 1813) *'' Euptychia neildi'' Brévignon, 2005 *'' E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders. Biography Arthur Gardiner Butler was born at Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. He was the son of Thomas Butler (1809–1908), assistant-secretary to the British Museum.Thomas Butler: He was educated at St. Paul's School,He was admitted 15-03-1854, according to: later receiving a year's tuition in drawing at the Art School of South Kensington. At the British Museum, he was appointed as an officer with two roles, as an assistant-keeper in zoology and as an assistant-librarian in 1879. Work He also published articles on spiders of Australia, the Galápagos, Madagascar, and other places. In 1859, he described the Deana moth. Bibliography Entomology *"Monograph of the species of ''Charaxes'', a genus of diurnal Lepidoptera". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adalbert Seitz
Friedrich Joseph Adalbert Seitz, (24 February 1860 in Mainz – 5 March 1938 in Darmstadt) was a German physician and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a director of the Frankfurt zoo from 1893 to 1908 and is best known for editing the multivolume reference on the butterflies and larger moths of the world ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' which continued after his death. Biography Seitz was born in Mainz and went to school in Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt and Bensheim. He studied medicine from 1880 to 1885 and then zoology at Giessen. His doctorate was on the protective devices of animals. He worked as an assistant in the maternity hospital of the University of Giessen and then worked as a ship's doctor from 1887, travelling to Australia, South America and Asia. He began to collect butterflies on these travels. In 1891 he habilitated in zoology with a thesis on the biology of butterflies from the University of Giessen. In 1893 he took up a position as a director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies. The true number of the Satyrinae species is estimated to exceed 2,400. Overview They are generally weak fliers and often shun bright sunlight, preferring moist and semishaded habitats. The caterpillars feed chiefly on monocotyledonous plants such as palms, grasses, and bamboos. The Morphinae are sometimes united with this group. The taxonomy and systematics of the subfamily are under heavy revision. Much of the early pioneering work of L. D. Miller has helped significantly by creating some sort of order. '' Dyndirus'' (Capronnier, 1874) is a satyrid ''incertae sedis''. Other than this genus, according to the latest studies on the classification of Nymphalidae, all satyrines have been assigned to one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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