Satyrus (genus)
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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
.
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 Satyrus occur in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
.
Species
- Satyrus actaea (Esper, 1780)
- Satyrus ferula (FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1793) - Satyrus stheno Grum-Grshimailo, 1887
- Satyrus virbius Herrich-Schäffer, 1843
- Satyrus amasinus Staudinger, 1861
- Satyrus iranicus Schwingenschuss, 1939
- Satyrus effendi Nekrutenko, 1989
- Satyrus daubi Gross & Ebert, 1975
- Satyrus nana Staudinger, 1886
- Satyrus pimpla C. & R. Felder, 1867
- Satyrus orphei Schchetkin, 1985
- Satyrus favonius Staudinger, 1892
- Satyrus parthicus Lederer, 1869