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''Taydebis'' is a
monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
butterfly genus in 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 genus was established by André Victor Lucci Freitas in 2003. Its one species, ''Taydebis peculiaris'', was found in
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1874.''Transactions of the Entomological Society of London''
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Euptychiina Monotypic butterfly genera {{Satyrini-stub