''Pyronia'' 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 ...

from the subfamily

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 divers ...

in 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 ...

Description

These butterflies have vestigial forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit 2 tarsal joints, while female forelegs have 4.

Species

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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Pyronia bathseba'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe) *''Pyronia cecilia'' (Vallantin, 1894) – southern gatekeeper (Morocco, southern Europe, Asia Minor) *''Pyronia coenonympha'' Felder, 1865 – (Himalayas) *''Pyronia janiroides'' (Herrich-Schäffer,

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– false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia) *''

Pyronia tithonus ''Pyronia'' is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Description These butterflies have vestigial forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit 2 tarsal joints, while female forelegs h ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1771) – gatekeeper or hedge brown (Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Morocco)

References

Satyrini Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Satyrini-stub