Subfamily: Satyrinae
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Elymniini
Aeropetes
One species in southern Africa: Aeropetes tulbaghia (Table mountain beauty, Mountain pride)
Aphysoneura
One species in southern Africa: Aphysoneura pigmentaria
Bicyclus
Henotesia
Two species in southern Africa: Henotesia perspicua (Eyed bush brown, Marsh patroller, pictured right) and Henotesia simonsii
Paralethe
One species in southern Africa: Paralethe dendrophila (Bush beauty, Forest beauty)
Tribe: Melanitini
Gnophodes
One species in southern Africa: Gnophodes betsimena (Yellow-banded evening brown)
Melanitis
Two species in southern Africa: Melanitis leda (Evening brown, Twilight brown) and Melanitis libya
Tribe: Satyrini
Cassionympha
Coenyra
Coenyropsis
Two species in southern Africa: Coenyropsis bera and Coenyropsis natalii (Natal brown, pictured left)
Dingana
Dira
Mashuna
One species in southern Africa: Mashuna mashuna (Mashuna ringlet)
Melampias
One species in southern Africa: Melampias huebneri (Boland brown)
Neita
Paternympha
Two species found in southern Africa: Paternympha loxophthalma (Big-eye brown) and Paternympha narycia (Spotted-eye brown, Small hillside brown)
Physcaeneura
Two species found in southern Africa: Physcaeneura panda (Dark-webbed ringlet, pictured right) and Physcaeneura pione
Pseudonympha
Serradinga
Stygionympha
Tarsocera
Torynesis
Ypthima
Ypthimomorpha
One species in southern Africa: Ypthimomorpha itonia
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.
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