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Checklist for Subfamily Satyrinae Boisduval, 1833 (Brown Butterflies)
and region Darjeeling (West Bengal, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
879
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
777
1495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
282
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
281
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
281
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
253
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
245
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
126
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
46
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
16
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darjeeling
16 Genera with 32 Species
Aemona Hewitson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Aulocera Butler, 1867
Banded Satyrs0SpeciesTaxom
Calinaga Moore, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cyllogenes Butler, 1857Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Discophora Boisduval, 1850Duffers1SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1857Palmflies2SpeciesTaxom
Enispe Doubleday, 0Caliphs1SpeciesTaxom
Ethope Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1849Foresters8SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1796Evening Browns3SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1857Bushbrowns6SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Neorina Westwood, 1850Owls1SpeciesTaxom
Penthema Doubleday, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1874Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom
Zophoessa Dallas, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darjeeling
32 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aemona amathusia amathusia Hewitson, 1867
Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857Freak
Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896Sikkim Freak
Cyllogenes suradeva Moore, 1857Branded Evening Brown
Discophora timora Westwood, 1850Great Duffer
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Elymnias vasudeva Moore, 1857Jezebel Palmfly
Enispe tessellata
Ethope himachala Moore, 1857Dusky Diadem
Lethe chandica Moore, 1857Angle Red Forester
Lethe jalaurida de Nicéville, 1880Bamboo Forester
Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880Barred Woodbrown
Lethe moelleri Elwes, 1887Moeller’s silverfork
Lethe scanda Moore, 1857Blue Forester
Lethe sidonis Hewitson, 1863Common Woodbrown
Lethe sinorix Hewitson, 1863Lilacfork
Lethe sura Doubleday, 1849Common Lilacfork
Melanitis constantia Cramer, 1779Constantia Evening Brown
Melanitis zitenius decolorata
Melanitis zitenius zitenius Herbst, 1796Great evening brown
Mycalesis francisca sanatana Moore, 1857Lilacine Bushbrown
Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1892Intermedia Bushbrown
Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857White-line Bushbrown
Mycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1889De Nicéville’s Bushbrown
Mycalesis perseus Fabricius, 1775Common Bush Brown
Mycalesis visala visala Moore, 1857Indian Long-Branded Bushbrown
Neope pulaha Moore, 1857Veined Labyrinth
Neope pulahina Evans, 1924Scarce Labyrinth
Neope yama Moore, 1857Dusky Labyrinth
Neorina hilda Westwood, 1850Tailess Yellow Owl
Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845Himalayan Yellow Kaiser
Ypthima nikaea Moore, 1874Himalayan Fivering
Zophoessa nicetellaSmall woodbrown

Subnodes of Satyrinae with occurrences in Darjeeling
TribeAmathusiini
Moore, 1894
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElymniini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
True browns
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSatyrini
Boisduval, 1833
Alpines, Arctics, Graylings, Nymphs and Satyrs, Ringlets and allies
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Satyrinae at artfakta.se
Satyrinae at dyntaxa.se
Satyrinae at itis.gov