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Checklist for Subfamily Satyrinae Boisduval, 1833 (Brown Butterflies)
and region Sikkim (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
1408
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
1408
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
1392
3157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
145
1267
2966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
438
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
438
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
437
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
354
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
350
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
190
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
91
220
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
27
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sikkim
27 Genera with 83 Species
#ABCDELMNOPRSTYZ
Aemona Hewitson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Aulocera Butler, 1844Banded Satyrs2SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Calinaga Moore, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Callerebia Butler, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cyllogenes Butler, 1857Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Discophora Boisduval, 1888Duffers1SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1857Palmflies4SpeciesTaxom
Enispe Doubleday, 1845Caliphs1SpeciesTaxom
Ethope Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1866Foresters30SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 0Evening Browns4SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 0Bushbrowns8SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Neorina Westwood, 1850Owls1SpeciesTaxom
Nirvana Yakovlev, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Orinoma Gray, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775Nigger1SpeciesTaxom
Penthema Doubleday, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphicera Butler, 04SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stichophthalma Felder & Felder, 1851Jungle Queens3SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1857Ringlets6SpeciesTaxom
Zipaetis Hewitson, 1863Catseyes1SpeciesTaxom
Zophoessa Dallas, 06SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sikkim
83 Species and 14 Subspecies
Aemona amathusia amathusia Hewitson, 1867
Aulocera padma Kollar, 1844Great Satyr
Aulocera swaha Kollar, 1844Common Satyr
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857Freak
Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896Sikkim Freak
Callerebia suroia Tytler, 1914
Cyllogenes suradeva Moore, 1857Branded Evening Brown
Discophora spiloptera de Nicéville..., 1888
Elymnias casiphone Hübner, 1824Malayan Palmfly
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Elymnias nesaea Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Palmfly
Elymnias vasudeva Moore, 1857Jezebel Palmfly
Enispe euthymius Doubleday, 1845Red Caliph
Ethope himachala Moore, 1857Dusky Diadem
Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876Small Goldenfork
Lethe baladeva Moore, 1866Rusty Forester
Lethe bhairava Moore, 1857Branded Dull Forester
Lethe chandica Moore, 1857Angle Red Forester
Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897Banded Tree Brown
Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939Garhwal Woodbrown
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Lethe goalpara Moore, 1865Dull Forester
Lethe goalpara goalpara Moore, 1865Large goldenfork
Lethe insana Kollar, 1844Common Forester
Lethe jalaurida de Nicéville, 1880Bamboo Forester
Lethe kansa Moore, 1857Bamboo Forester
Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880Barred Woodbrown
Lethe mekara Moore, 1857Common Red Forester
Lethe moelleri Elwes, 1887Moeller’s silverfork
Lethe nicetas nicetas Hewitoson, 1863
Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887Dismal Mystic
Lethe ramadeva de Nicéville, 1887Common Treebrown
Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787Common Tree Brown
Lethe scanda Moore, 1857Blue Forester
Lethe serbonis Hewitson, 1876Brown Forester
Lethe siderae Marshall, 1880
Lethe siderea siderea Marshall, 1880Scarce Woodbrown
Lethe sidonis Hewitson, 1863Common Woodbrown
Lethe sidonis sidonis Hewitoson, 1863Common woodbrown
Lethe sidonis vaivarta
Lethe sura Doubleday, 1849Common Lilacfork
Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1891Spotted Mystic
Lethe verma Kollar, 1844Straight Treebrown
Lethe visrava Moore, 1866White-edged Woodbrown
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796Dark evening brown
Melanitis zitenius decolorata
Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862White-bar Bushbrown
Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1892Intermedia Bushbrown
Mycalesis lepcha Moore, 1880Lepcha Bushbrown
Mycalesis mamerta Cramer, 1780Blind-eye Bushbrown
Mycalesis miranda Evans, 1920
Mycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1889De Nicéville’s Bushbrown
Mycalesis mucianus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mycalesis nicotia nicotia
Neope bhadra Moore, 1857Tailed Labyrinth
Neope pulaha Moore, 1857Veined Labyrinth
Neope pulahina Evans, 1924Scarce Labyrinth
Neope yama Moore, 1857Dusky Labyrinth
Neorina hilda Westwood, 1850Tailess Yellow Owl
Nirvana placida Stål, 1859
Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846Tiger Brown
Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775Nigger
Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845Himalayan Yellow Kaiser
Rhaphicera moorei Butler, 1867Small Tawny Wall
Rhaphicera moorei mantra Talbot, 1947
Rhaphicera satricus Doubleday, 1849Large Tawny Wall
Rhaphicera satricus satricusLarge tawny wall
Satyrus loha Doherty, 1886
Stichophthalma camadeva Westwood, 1848Northern Jungle Glory
Stichophthalma howqua Westwood, 1851Vietnamese Junglequeen
Stichophthalma nourmahal nourmahal Westwood, 1851
Taenaris cyclops agasta Stichel, 1906
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821
Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775Common Five-Ring
Ypthima dohertyi Moore, 1893Great Five-Ring
Ypthima methora Hewitson, 1864Variegated Five-Ring
Ypthima nareda Kollar, 1844Large Three-Ring
Ypthima nikaea Moore, 1874Himalayan Fivering
Ypthima sakra Moore, 1857Himalayan Five-Ring
Zipaetis scylax Hewitson, 1863Dark Catseye
Zophoessa atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876Small goldenfork
Zophoessa goalpara Moore, 1865
Zophoessa jalaurida de Nic�vil..., 1880
Zophoessa lynchus
Zophoessa maitrya
Zophoessa tristigmataSpotted mystic

Subnodes of Satyrinae with occurrences in Sikkim
TribeAmathusiini
Moore, 1894
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeElymniini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
True browns
6
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSatyrini
Boisduval, 1833
Alpines, Arctics, Graylings, Nymphs and Satyrs, Ringlets and allies
13
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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