The Satyrini are a huge tribe

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

 of the 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...

, containing the graylings, ringlets and allies. They belong to the 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...

 (brush-footed 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...

) family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

. The classification used here is based on the new work by Wahlberg et al. (fide Savela 2007)

Selected genera

Subtribe Coenonymphina

• Coenonympha
  Coenonympha
  Coenonympha is a butterfly genus. It belongs to the Coenonymphina, a subtribe of the "browns" . The latter are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies . As a rule, Palearctic species are colloquially called "heaths", while Nearctic ones are called "ringlets"...
  
  
• Heteronympha
  Heteronympha
  Heteronympha is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. The genus contains 7 species.-Species:*Heteronympha banksii *Heteronympha cordace *Heteronympha merope...
  
  
• Lyela Swinhoe, 1908
• Sinonympha Lee, 1974
• Triphysa Zeller, 1850

Subtribe Dirina

• Dingana
  Dingana
  Dingana is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Dingana alaedeus Henning & Henning, 1984*Dingana alticola Henning & Henning, 1996*Dingana angusta Henning & Henning, 1996...
  
  van Son, 1955
• Dira
  Dira (butterfly)
  Dira is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Dira clytus *Dira jansei *Dira oxylus *Dira swanepoeli - External links :*...
  
  Hübner, 1819
• Tarsocera
  Tarsocera
  Tarsocera is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Tarsocera cassina *Tarsocera cassus *Tarsocera dicksoni *Tarsocera fulvina Vári, 1971...
  
  Butler, 1899
• Torynesis
  Torynesis
  Torynesis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Torynesis hawequas Dickson, 1973*Torynesis magna *Torynesis mintha *Torynesis orangica Vári, 1971...
  
  Butler, 1899

Subtribe Erebiina

• Erebia
  Erebia
  Erebia is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, family Nymphalidae. Most of the about 90–100 species are dark brown or black in color, with reddish brown to orange or more rarely yellowish wing blotches or bands...
  
  Dalman, 1816
• Proterebia Roos & Arnschied, 1980 (tentatively placed here)

Subtribe Euptychiina

Euptychiina

Euptychiina is one of the largest subtribes of the butterfly subfamily Satyrinae . The only two comprehensive studies that include Euptychiina are the works of L. D. Miller and W...

About 44 genera, see article for details.

Subtribe Hypocystina

Hypocystina

Hypocystina is a subtribe of butterflies.* Argynnina Butler, 1867* Argyronympha Mathew, 1886* Argyrophenga* Dodonidia* Erebiola* Erycinidia Rothschild & Jordan, 1905 - includes Pieridopsis* Geitoneura Butler, 1867...

About 20 genera, see article for details.

Subtribe Maniolina

• Aphantopus Wallengren, 1853
• Cercyonis Scudder, 1875
• Hyponephele Muschamp, 1915
• Maniola
  Maniola
  Maniola is a genus of butterflies within the Nymphalidae family.-List of species:* Maniola telmessia * Maniola halicarnassus Thomson, 1990* Maniola nurag Ghiliani, 1852* Maniola cypricola...
  
  Schrank, 1801
• Pyronia Hübner
  Jacob Hübner
  Jacob Hübner was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge , a founding work of entomology.-Scientific career:...
  
  , 1819

Subtribe Melanargiina

• Melanargia
  Melanargia
  Melanargia is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae tribe Satyrini subtribe Melanargiina belonging to the family Nymphalidae....
  
  Meigen, 1828

Subtribe Parargina

Parargina

Parargina is a subtribe of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae.-Genera:* Chonala* Kirinia* Lasiommata* Lopinga* Nosea* Orinoma* Pararge* Rhaphicera* Tatinga...

 Tutt, 1896

• Chonala
• Kirinia
• Lasiommata
  Lasiommata
  Lasiommata is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:* Lasiommata megera * Lasiommata paramegaera * Lasiommata maera...
  
  
• Lopinga
  Lopinga
  Lopinga is a genus of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.-Species:* Lopinga achine – Woodland Brown* Lopinga catena* Lopinga deidamia * Lopinga dumetorum * Lopinga eckweileri...
  
  
• Nosea
• Orinoma
• Pararge
  Pararge
  Pararge is a genus of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.-Species:* Pararge aegeria – Speckled Wood * Pararge xiphia – Madeiran Speckled Wood...
  
  
• Rhaphicera
• Tatinga

Subtribe Pronophilina

• Altopedaliodes Forster, 1964
• Apexacuta Pyrcz, 2004
• Argyrophorus Blanchard, 1852
• Arhuaco Adams & Bernard, 1977
• Auca
  Auca (genus)
  Auca is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Auca occur in Chile and Argentina and are common throughout the South-Temperate region. The common name is "Mariposa Negra Comun."...
  
  
• Calisto
  Calisto (genus)
  Calisto is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Calisto occur in the Caribbean islands, central America, and northern South America.-Species:...
  
  
• Catargynnis Röber, 1892
• Cheimas Thieme, 1907
• Chillanella Herrera, 1966
• Corades Doubleday, [1849]
• Cosmosatyrus C. & R.Felder, 1867
• Daedalma Hewitson, 1858
• Dangond Adams & Bernard, 1979
• Diaphanos Adams & Bernard, 1981
• Drucina Butler, 1872
• Druphila Pyrcz, 2004
• Elina
  Elina (butterfly)
  Elina is a genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae. Its literal meaning is "sun rays". Elina is a colourful butterfly whose wings are black and red in color.This family of butterflies was first found in the land of Caucasus ....
  
  Blanchard, 1852
• Etcheverrius Herrera, 1965
• Eretris Thieme, 1905
• Eteona Doubleday, 1848
• Faunula C. & R.Felder, 1867
• Foetterleia Viloria, 2004
• Gyrocheilus Butler, 1867
• Haywardella Herrera, 1966
• Homoeonympha C. & R.Felder, 1867 (including Erebina and Stygnolepis)
• Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria 2004
• Idioneurula Strand, 1932 (including Tamania)
• Junea Hemming, 1964
• Lasiophila C. & R.Felder, 1859
• Lymanopoda Westwood, 1851 (including Sabatoga)
• Manerebia Staudinger, 1897
• Mygona Thieme, 1907
• Nelia Hayward, 1953
• Neomaenas Wallengren, 1858 (including Spinantenna)
• Neopedaliodes Viloria, Miller & Miller, 2004
• Neosatyrus Wallengren, 1858
• Oxeoschistus Butler, 1867
• Palmaris Herrera, 1965
• Pampasatyrus Hayward, 1953 (including Pseudocercyonis)
• Pamperis Heimlich, 1959
• Panyapedaliodes Forster, 1964
• Paramo
  Paramo (genus)
  Paramo is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The only species in the genus, P. aculata, occurs in South America....
  
  
• Parapedaliodes Forster, 1964
• Pedaliodes Butler, 1867
• Pherepedaliodes Forster, 1964
• Physcopedaliodes Forster, 1964 (including Antopedaliodes and Corderopedaliodes which are apparently valid genera)
• Praepedaliodes Forster, 1964
• Praepronophila Forster, 1964
• Proboscis
  Proboscis (genus)
  Proboscis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Proboscis occur in South America....
  
  
• Pronophila
  Pronophila
  Pronophila is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. 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:...
  
  Doubleday, [1849]
• Protopedaliodes Viloria & Pyrcz, 1994
• Pseudomaniola Röber, 1889
• Punapedaliodes Forster, 1964
• Punargentus Heimlich, 1963
• Quilaphoetosus Herrera, 1966
• Redonda
  Redonda (genus)
  Redonda is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The genus is endemic from the Páramos in the Cordillera de Mérida in Venezuela, in northern South America. Known species and subspecies are separated in distinct mountain ranges. Females in the genus are smaller...
  
  
• Sierrasteroma Adams & Bernard, 1977
• Steremnia Thieme, 1905
• Steroma Westwood, [1850]
• Steromapedaliodes Forster, 1964
• Stuardosatyrus Herrera & Etcheverry, 1965
• Tetraphlebia C. & R.Felder, 1867
• Thiemeia Weymer, 1912

Subtribe Satyrina

• Arethusana de Lesse, 1951
• Argestina Riley, 1923
• Aulocera
  Aulocera
  Aulocera is a genus in the subfamily Satyrinae of the Brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Commonly referred to as Banded Satyrs, species of the genus Aulocera are endemic to the Himalayas and associated mountain ranges.-Taxonomy:Aulocera is considered to be a valid genus by some...
  
  Butler, 1867
• Austroypthima Holloway, 1974
• Berberia
  Berberia (genus)
  Berberia is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Berberia occur in north Africa.-Species:*Berberia abdelkader *Berberia lambessanus...
  
  
• Boerebia Prout, 1901
• Brintesia
  Brintesia
  Brintesia is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Satyrinae.This genus, described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1911, has only one species:Brintesia circe , common name: the Great Banded Grayling-References:* *...
  
  Fruhstorfer, 1911
• Callerebia Butler, 1867
• Cassionympha
  Cassionympha
  Cassionympha is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Cassionympha camdeboo *Cassionympha cassius *Cassionympha detecta - External links :*...
  
  van Son, 1955
• Chazara
  Chazara
  Chazara is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae of the brush-footed butterfly family . The most well-known is the Hermit Butterfly . C. briseis can be found as far west as Morocco and as far eastward as Mongolia...
  
  
• Coenyra
  Coenyra
  Coenyra is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Coenyra aurantiaca Riley, 1938*Coenyra hebe *Coenyra rufiplaga Trimen, 1906- External links :*...
  
  Hewitson, 1865
• Coenyropsis
  Coenyropsis
  Coenyropsis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Coenyropsis bera *Coenyropsis carcassoni Kielland, 1976*Coenyropsis natalii - External links :*...
  
  van Son, 1958
• Davidina
  Davidina
  Necatia is a taxon given to a genus of the jumping spider family Salticidae.Its only species, N. magnidens, is found in southern China....
  
  Oberthür, 1879
• Hipparchia
  Hipparchia (genus)
  Hipparchia is a genus of butterflies within the Nymphalidae family.-List of species:* Hipparchia alcyone * Hipparchia aristaeus * Hipparchia autonoe ....
  
  (including Parahipparchia)
• Kanetisa
  Kanetisa
  Kanetisa is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.- External links :*...
  
  Moore, 1893
• Karanasa
  Karanasa
  Karanasa is an Old World genus of Satyrinae .-External links:* *...
  
  
• Loxerebia Watkins, 1925
• Mashuna van Son, 1955
• Melampias
  Melampias
  The Boland Brown is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South Africa.The wingspan is 35-38 mm for males and 33-35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June or from August to October and sometimes November. There is one generation per year.The larvae probably feed on Poaceae...
  
  Hübner
  Jacob Hübner
  Jacob Hübner was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge , a founding work of entomology.-Scientific career:...
  
  , 1819
• Minois Hübner
  Jacob Hübner
  Jacob Hübner was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge , a founding work of entomology.-Scientific career:...
  
  , 1819
• Neita
  Neita
  Neita is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Neita durbani *Neita extensa *Neita lotenia *Neita neita...
  
  van Son, 1955
• Neocoenyra Butler, 1886
• Neomaniola Hayward, 1949
• Neominois Scudder, 1875
• Oeneis
  Oeneis
  Oeneis is a butterfly genus of the Satyrinae. All but one of its members are arctic, subarctic or high-altitude alpine in distribution. Some of the members of the genus are among the butterflies that can get along in the harshest climates of any butterflies...
  
  
• Paralasa Moore, 1893
• Paroeneis Moore, 1893
• Physcaeneura
  Physcaeneura
  Physcaeneura is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Physcaeneura jacksoni Carcasson, 1961*Physcaeneura leda *Physcaeneura panda...
  
  Wallengren, 1857
• Pseudochazara
  Pseudochazara
  Pseudochazara is a genus of butterflies within the Nymphalidae family.-List of species:* Pseudochazara alpina * Pseudochazara amalthea * Pseudochazara amymone Brown, 1976...
  
  
• Pseudonympha
  Pseudonympha
  Pseudonympha is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Pseudonympha arnoldi van Son, 1941*Pseudonympha cyclops van Son, 1955*Pseudonympha gaika Riley, 1938...
  
  Wallengren, 1857
• Satyrus
  Satyrus (genus)
  Satyrus is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Satyrus occur in Europe and North Africa.-Species:*Satyrus actaea *Satyrus ferula...
  
  
• Strabena Mabille, 1877
• Stygionympha
  Stygionympha
  Stygionympha is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Stygionympha curlei Henning & Henning, 1996*Stygionympha dicksoni *Stygionympha geraldi Pennington, 1970...
  
  van Son, 1955
• Ypthima
  Ypthima
  Ypthima is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family.The genus contains over 300 species.-Species:*Ypthima abnormis Shelford, 1904*Ypthima aeigma*Ypthima affectata Elwes & Edwards, 1893*Ypthima akbar Talbot, 1947...
  
  Hübner
  Jacob Hübner
  Jacob Hübner was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge , a founding work of entomology.-Scientific career:...
  
  , 1818
• Ypthimomorpha van Son, 1955

Setodocis Billberg, 1820 is apparently a nomen dubium

Nomen dubium

In zoological nomenclature, a nomen dubium is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application...

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