Checklist for Subfamily Satyrinae Boisduval, 1833 (Brown Butterflies)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
373
525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
195
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
179
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 26
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Cape Town
12 Species | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Erebia callias Edwards, 1871 | Colorado Alpine | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868 | Trimen´s Brown | | Stygionympha dicksoni Riley, 1938 | Dickson's Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868 | Sand-dune Widow | | Tarsocera cassus Linnaeus, 1764 | Spring Widow | | Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962 | Dickson's Widow | | Torynesis mintha Geyer, 1837 | Mintha Widow |
Subnodes of Satyrinae with occurrences in Cape Town
Links, sources and further information Satyrinae at artfakta.se
Satyrinae at dyntaxa.se
Satyrinae at itis.gov
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