Pronophila
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Pronophila is a butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 genus from the subfamily Satyrinae
Satyrinae
Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the Browns, is a subfamily of the Nymphalidae . They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies...

 in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

. The species in the genus Pronophila occur in South America, including Peru, Venezuela and Ecuador.

Known species in the genus as of July 2011 are:
  • Pronophila attali
  • Pronophila bernardi
  • Pronophila cordillera
  • Pronophila colocasia
  • Pronophila cuchillaensis
  • Pronophila epidipnis
  • Pronophila sp.
  • Pronophila intercidona
  • Pronophila isobelae
    Pronophila isobelae
    Pronophila isobelae is a Satyrinae butterfly that is found in Ecuador.Discovered by World Wildlife Fund conservationist Paul Toyne in 1998, it was initially named as Pronophila benevola.The WWF held a competition to name the butterfly, and the species was named after the winner...

    ("Isobel's Butterfly") - originally Pronophila benevola
  • Pronophila juliani
  • Pronophila margarita
  • Pronophila obscura
  • Pronophila orcus
  • Pronophila rosenbergi
  • Pronophila thelebe
  • Pronophila timanthes
  • Pronophila tremocrata
  • Pronophila unifasciata
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