Butterfly genera

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Ortilia is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in South America.

Tarsocera is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Penthema is an east Asian genus of satyrine butterflies.

Cepheuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.

Telenassa is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in South America.

Pseudeuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Callarge is an east Asian genus of satyrine butterflies endemic to (China). Callarge appear to be mimics of species in the Danaini genus Parantica. The genus apparently approaches Zethera, a genus of the Indo-Australian butterflies consisting of but few species, some of which are strongly mimetic.

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genus of insects

Zischkaia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Janatella is a genus of butterflies which range from Central to South America in the family Nymphalidae. The species Janatella has trapezoidal wings that allow them to fly easily and fast. The flying performance of butterflies enabled the recreation of them into efficient aircraft using similar dimensions to that of butterfly wings. Suzuki, & Yoshino, M. (2019). A trapezoidal wing equivalent to a Janatella leucodesma ’s wing in terms of aerodynamic performance in the flapping flight of a butterfly model. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics., 14(3). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/aafde3

Taygetis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

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Erycinidia is a genus of satyrid butterflies.

Callerebia is a butterfly genus of the family Nymphalidae endemic to the Himalayas.

Praepapilio is an extinct genus of swallowtail butterfly from the middle Eocene deposits of Colorado, United States, comparable to the Lutetian epoch in age. The genus is considered to be the only representative of the fossil subfamily Praepapilioninae.

Pseudonympha is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Megeuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Euptychoides is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Coenyropsis is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Loxerebia is a butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae. The genus is confined to China (including Tibet), Mongolia, Burma, Thailand and Laos. Most species are endemic to China.

Antillea is a genus of butterflies from Central America in the family Nymphalidae.

Rhaphicera is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in the Indomalayan realm (India and China).

Parataygetis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Argyronympha is a genus of satyrid butterflies.

Pharneuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Caeruleuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.

Yphthimoides is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Godartiana is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.

Pseudodebis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Pareuptychia is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Hallelesis is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Zipaetis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in southern Asia.

Erichthodes is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Orinoma is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in Asia.

Higginsius is a genus of butterflies from north-eastern South America in the family Nymphalidae.

Gnathotriche is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in South America.

Cerautola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropical realm.

Argestina is a butterfly genus of the Satyrinae. The genus is confined to the Palearctic. All the species are from China and Tibet.

Capronnieria is a monotypic butterfly genus of the subfamily Satyrinae found in the Neotropical realm. Its one species is Capronnieria galesus described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1824.

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Geritola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.

Megisto is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Archaeonympha is a genus in the family Riodinidae. They are resident in the Americas.

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Triphysa is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. The genus contains three species. The genus is sometimes included in Coenonympha.

Pindis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Cassionympha is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Minois is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

Amphidecta is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.

Atlantea is a genus of butterflies from the Caribbean in the family Nymphalidae.

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Paramacera is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.

Strabena is an Afrotropical butterfly genus endemic to Madagascar from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Forsterinaria is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Davidina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae (subfamily Satyrinae). They occur in northeast and central China.

Paryphthimoides is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm.

Cyllopsis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Rudolf Felder in 1869.

Polystichtis is a genus of butterflies. Polystichtis belongs to the family Riodinidae.