''Taygetis'' is a genus of satyrid

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found in the

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Taxonomy and evolution

The genus appeared as

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,, 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 ''

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'' are related to the genus '' Pseudodebis''. Recently, the "

species group" was defined, and it includes '' Taygetis rectifascia'', ''

'', '' 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]"
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Taygetis acuta'' Weymer, 1910 *''Taygetis angulosa'' Weymer, 1907 *''Taygetis asterie'' Weymer, 1910 *''Taygetis chiquitana'' Forster, 1964 *''Taygetis chrysogone'' Doubleday, [1849] *'' Taygetis cleopatra'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 *'' Taygetis drogoni'' Siewert, Zacca, F.M.S. Dias & Freitas, 2013 *'' Taygetis echo'' (Cramer,

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- echo satyr *'' Taygetis elegia'' Weymer, 1910 *'' Taygetis fulginia'' d’Almeida, 1922 *'' Taygetis inambari'' Miller & Lamas, 1999 *'' Taygetis inconspicua'' Draudt, 1931 *'' Taygetis laches'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Taygetis larua'' C. & R. Felder, 1867 *'' Taygetis leuctra'' Butler, 1870 *'' Taygetis mermeria'' (Cramer,

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*'' Taygetis oyapock'' Brévignon, 2007 *'' Taygetis rectifascia'' Weymer, 1907 *'' Taygetis rufomarginata'' Staudinger, 1888 *'' Taygetis servius'' Weymer, 1910 *'' Taygetis sosis'' Hopffer, 1874 *'' Taygetis sylvia'' Bates, 1866 *'' Taygetis thamyra'' (Cramer,

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*'' Taygetis tripunctata'' Weymer, 1907 *'' Taygetis uncinata'' Weymer, 1907 *''

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'' Butler, 1869 *'' Taygetis virgilia'' (Cramer,

*''

'' (Hübner, 1816) *'' Taygetis zippora'' Butler, 1869

References

* , 2005: Description of new ''Satyrinae'' from French Guiana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). ''Lambillionea'' CV sept.: 393-404. Euptychiina Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Satyrini-stub