''Pararge'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

Nymphalidae The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...

Species

* ''

Pararge aegeria The speckled wood (''Pararge aegeria'') is a butterfly found in and on the borders of woodland areas throughout much of the Palearctic realm. The species is subdivided into multiple subspecies, including ''Pararge aegeria aegeria'', ''Pararge aeg ...

'' – speckled wood (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Pararge xiphia ''Pararge xiphia'', the Madeiran speckled wood, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the island of Madeira. It is considered as endangered due to competition from a related butterfly ''Pararge aegeria''. The wingspan is . A ...

'' – Madeiran speckled wood (Fabricius, 1775) * ''

Pararge xiphioides ''Pararge xiphioides'', the Canary speckled wood, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Canary Islands on La Gomera, La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing year-round. The larvae feed o ...

'' – Canary speckled wood Staudinger, 1871

References

"''Pararge'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

External links

Satyrinae of the Western Palearctic
Elymniini Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Elymniini-stub