Satyrinae

Satyrinae
Speckled wood, Pararge aegeria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Tribes[1]

Dirini[citation needed]
Eritini
Elymniini
Haeterini
Melanitini
Ragadiini
Satyrini
and see text

Diversity
Over 280 genera, some 2400 species
Synonyms

Satyridae

The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies. The true number of the Satyrinae species is estimated to exceed 2,400.[2]

  1. ^ "Satyrinae". tolweb.org.
  2. ^ The Lepidoptera Taxome Project (TLTP) (2007): Taxonomy of butterflies: the scale of the problem. Retrieved 2007-SEP-07.)