''Pararge'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
butterflies 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'' – Madeiran speckled wood
(Fabricius, 1775)
* ''
Pararge xiphioides'' – 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
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