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Arethusana
Arethusana is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae of the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It is composed of only one species, Arethusana arethusa, the false grayling.
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Eresia
genus of insects
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Pedaliodes
thumb|Dejected pedalioPedaliodes dejecta dejectaPanama Pedaliodes is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1867.
Geitoneura
Geitoneura is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, commonly known as xenicas. The genus contains three species.
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Calospila
Calospila is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas.
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Auca
genus of insects
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Stygionympha
Stygionympha is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
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Pseudohaetera
Pseudohaetera is a Neotropical butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The genus was described by F. Martin Brown in 1943.
Physcaeneura
Physcaeneura is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
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Protesilaus
genus of insects
Heteronympha
Heteronympha is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. The genus contains seven species.
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Staphylus
genus of insects
Dodona
genus of insects
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Napaea
genus of insects
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Polygrapha
Polygrapha is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
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Splendeuptychia
Splendeuptychia is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.
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Anteros
genus of insects
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Euptychia
Euptychia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
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Siderone
Siderone is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
Caria
genus of insects
Brachyglenis
Brachyglenis is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae, which is found only in the Neotropical realm.
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Ragadia
Ragadia is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). This genus is one of those commonly called ringlets.
Panara
genus of insects
Chazara
Chazara is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae of the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). The most well-known is the hermit butterfly (C. briseis). C. briseis can be found as far west as Morocco and as far eastward as Mongolia. They inhabit the Tian Shan mountain range of Central Asia, also known as the Celestial Mountains, which are fabled in Daoist literature as the place where the Goddess of the West attends to the Peaches of Immortality.
Zaretis
Zaretis is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
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Smyrna
genus of insects
Torynesis
Torynesis is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It comprises five species from South Africa and Lesotho. It is one of the genera in the tribe Dirini Verity, 1953; other genera of this tribe that are found in the Afrotropical Region are Paralethe, Aeropetes, Tarsocera, Dira, Serradinga and Dingana.
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Coenyra
Coenyra is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
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Altopedaliodes
Altopedialiodes is a genus of satyrid butterflies.
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Elina
genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae
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Paraphthonia
Paraphthonia is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.
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Protogoniomorpha
Protogoniomorpha is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Afrotropical realm, commonly known as mother-of-pearls.
Argyrophenga
Argyrophenga is a genus of butterflies that are endemic to New Zealand. It comprises three species that are found in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand.
Aphysoneura
Aphysoneura is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Neominois
Neominois is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Chloreuptychia
Chloreuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.
Acrophtalmia
Acrophtalmia is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.
Morphopsis
Morphopsis is a genus of butterflies endemic to New Guinea.
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Neocoenyra
Neocoenyra is a genus of Afrotropical butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Gnophodes
Gnophodes is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
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Sericinus
Sericinus is a genus of swallowtail butterflies placed in the subfamily Parnassiinae. The genus has a complex history and a multiplicity of names have been applied to its single species.
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Callistium
Callistium is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae. There are two species both resident in the Neotropics.
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Cephetola
Cephetola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. All species are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
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Lasiophila
Lasiophila is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found in South America.
Tisiphone
genus of insects
Platypthima
Platypthima is a genus of satyrid butterflies.The genus is endemic to New Guinea.
Laxita
Laxita is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae, the metalmarks. They are found in Southeast Asia.
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Taxila
genus of insects
Pycina
Pycina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.
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Anthanassa
Anthanassa is a genus of North and South American butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from the United States to South America. One authority places this genus as a subgenus of Phyciodes.
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Cercyonis
Cercyonis is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found in North America. They are commonly called wood-nymphs or wood nymphs. thumb|left|Cercyonis pegala
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Karanasa
Karanasa is an Old World genus of subfamily Satyrinae (family Nymphalidae).
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Harjesia
Harjesia is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.
Oreixenica
Oreixenica is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. The genus contains six species.
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Hermeuptychia
Hermeuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. They are a widespread, cryptic genus, with Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I species delineation methods implying much greater species diversity than currently recognised.
Dingana
Dingana is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Tegosa
thumb|T. claudina, Colombia Tegosa is a Neotropical genus of butterflies from Mexico to South America in the family Nymphalidae.
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Proboscis
genus of insects
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Magneuptychia
Magneuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.
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Lymanopoda
Lymanopoda is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found in north-western South America.