Euptychiina Explained

The butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is a diverse group within the tribe Satyrini, occurring throughout Central and South America, in addition to a few species known from North America. Euptychiina is a predominantly lowland group, with the exception of one Asian taxon Palaeonympha opalina Butler, 1871 and the Andean genus Forsterinaria Gray, 1973. The taxon was erected by Lee Denmar Miller.[1] [2]

Euptychiina

Despite its members being common, this subtribe has been a challenging subject for taxonomic and phylogenetic studies for many years because of their dull coloration, intraspecific variation, lack of clear morphological characters, and morphological homogeneity. However, with the exception of pioneering work by W. Forster[3] and L. D. Miller,[4] the group received little attention from butterfly researchers until recently due to their typically dull brownish coloration. Currently, 50 genera and over 400 described species are recognized within this subtribe,[5] [6] but the group is estimated to contain over 500 species in 70 genera. The current classification of Euptychiina is based on the Lamas checklist,[7] who retained and reorganized many of the genera erected by Forster. Forster described 33 euptychiine genera that are now widely accepted, but since he erected these genera without testing monophyly and synapomorphies, many of his genera have been recovered as polyphyletic or paraphyletic in recent molecular phylogenetic studies.[8]

History of classification

A. Butler[9] was probably the first to propose a systematic classification for many euptychiine taxa, excluding species now in the "Taygetis clade". In his monograph of Euptychia (then used as a catch-all genus to include most euptychiine species), Butler divided the genus into seven groups (Division I to VII). Subsequently, Butler proposed an updated classification for the group and recognized 27 "species groups" within Euptychia sensu Butler (1867).[10] G. Weymer recognized 29 "species group" within Euptychia sensu Butler, in addition to treating Taygetis and Amphidecta in his monograph of Satyridae in the "Macrolepidoptera of the American Faunistic region" by A. Seitz.[11] Based on Weymer (1911)'s classification, Forster (1964) introduced 33 euptychiine genera and his classification is largely retained in Lamas (2004), a work considered as a vital foundation regarding Neotropical butterfly classification. The recent years have seen an explosion of interest in euptychiine systematics, resulting in many changes in generic classification of the group as well as improvement in our understanding of its species diversity.[12] Although the subtribal name was first introduced by L. D. Miller when he treated Euptychiina as a tribal level taxon "Euptychiini", the genus Euptychia Hübner, 1818 was historically used to place many euptychiine species now no longer classified in that genus, perhaps explaining why the generic name Euptychia was used in a much broader sense to include many other euptychiine species. Consequently, Forster included this name "Euptychia" as part of new generic names he described, a trend also followed when the new generic name Atlanteuptychia was introduced for Euptychia ernestina Weymer, 1911.[13] However, other recently described euptychiine genera do not follow this trend (references above).

Biology

There exist detailed early stage biology (i.e. complete life cycle documented) information for 30 euptychiine species.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] Larva of euptychiine species often lack body scoli and possessing short head scoli and caudal filaments, but there exist some variation. Hostplant records are known for approximately 100 species, those records are mainly grass and bamboo species,[20] although the genus Euptychia is known to feed on mosses and lycopsids.[21] [22] [23]

Generic classification and species

The following genera and species belong to subtribe Euptychina.[24]

!genera!species and/or subspecies!images of example species
Amiga Nakahara, Willmott & Espeland, 2019

Type species — Papilio arnaca Fabricius, 1776

  • A. arnaca (Fabricius, 1776)
    • A. arnaca arnaca (Fabricius, 1776)
    • A. arnaca adela Nakahara & Espeland, 2019
    • A. arnaca indianacristoi Nakahara & Marín, 2019
  • A. sericeella (Bates, 1865)
Amphidecta Butler, 1867

Type species — Euptychia pignerator Butler, 1867

  • A. calliomma (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
  • A. clio (Weymer, 1911)
  • A. pignerator (Butler, 1867)
    • A. pignerator pignerator (Butler, 1867)
    • A. pignerator simplicia Weymer, 1910
  • A. reynoldsi Sharpe, 1890
Archeuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio cluena Drury, 1782

  • A. cluena (Drury, 1782)
Argentaria Huertas & Willmott, 2023

Type species — Euptychia itonis Hewitson, 1862

  • A. argyropsacas (Bryk, 1953)
  • A. clementia (Butler, 1877)
  • A. clorimena (Stoll, 1790)
  • A. cosmophila (Hübner, 1823)
  • A. hygina (Butler, 1877)
  • A. itonis (Hewitson, 1862)
  • A. jadea (Brévignon & Benmesbah, 2011)
  • A. kendalli (L.D. Miller, 1976)
  • A. libitina (Butler, 1870)
  • A. pagyris (Godart, [1824])
  • A. quadrina (Butler, 1869)
  • A. salvini (Butler, 1867)
  • A. telesphora (Butler, 1877)
  • A. zischkai (Forster, 1964)
Atlanteuptychia Freitas, Barbosa & Mielke, 2013

Type species — Euptychia ernestina Weymer, 1911

  • A. ernestina (Weymer, 1911)
Caeruleuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Euptychia caerulea Butler, 1867

  • C. aegrota (Butler, 1867)
  • C. aetherialis (Butler, 1867)
  • C. caerulea (Butler, 1869)
  • C. coelestis (Butler, 1867)
  • C. coelica (Hewitson, 1869)
  • C. cyanites (Butler, 1871)
  • C. divina (Weymer, 1911)
  • C. francisca (Butler, 1870)
  • C. glauca (Weymer, 1911)
  • C. helena (Anken, 1994)
  • C. helios (Weymer, 1911)
  • C. lobelia (Butler, 1870)
  • C. mare (Butler, 1869)
  • C. maryzenderae Lamas & Nakahara, 2017
  • C. penicillata (Godman, 1905)
  • C. pilata (Butler, 1867)
  • C. romani (Aurivillius, 1929)
  • C. saul Brévignon & Benmesbah, 2011
  • C. scopulata (Godman, 1905)
  • C. scripta Nakahara, Zacca & Huertas, 2017
  • C. tenera (Weymer, 1911)
  • C. thaliana Nakahara & Piovesan, 2022
  • C. trembathi Willmott, Nakahara, Hall & Neild, 2017
  • C. twalela (Brévignon, 2005)
  • C. umbrosa (Butler, 1870)
  • C. urania (Butler, 1867)
  • C. ziza (Butler, 1869)
Capronnieria Forster, 1964

Type species — Satyrus galesus Godart, [1824]

  • C. galesus (Godart, [1824])
  • C. narapa (Schaus, 1902)
Carminda Ebert & Dias, 1998

Type species — Satyrus paeon Godart [1824]

  • C. griseldis (Weymer, 1911)
  • C. paeon (Godart, [1824])
  • C. surpresa Barbosa, Aguiar, Rosa, Zacca & Freitas, 2020
  • C. umuarama (Ebert & Dias, 1997)
Cepheuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio cephus Fabricius, 1775

  • C. angelica (Butler, 1874)
  • C. cephus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • C. glaucina (Bates, 1864)
Chloreuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio chloris Cramer, 1778

  • C. agatha (Butler, 1867)
  • C. amenthesysta Brévignon & Benmesbah, 2011
  • C. chlorimene (Hübner, [1819])
  • C. gordonsmalli Thurman, MacDonald & Nakahara, 2021
Cisandina Nakahara & Espeland, 2022

Type species —

  • C. castanya Lamas & Nakahara, 2022
  • C. esmeralda Nakahara & Barbosa, 2022
  • C. fida (Weymer, 1911)
    • C. fida fida (Weymer, 1911)
    • C. fida directa Nakahara & Willmott, 2022
  • C. lea (Cramer, 1777)
  • C. philippa (Butler, 1867)
  • C. sanmarcos (Nakahara & Lamas, 2018)
  • C. trinitensis (Brévignon & Benmesbah, 2012)
Cissia Doubleday, 1848

Type species — Papilio penelope Fabricius, 1775

  • C. anabelae (L.D. Miller, 1976)
  • C. cheneyorum (Chermock, 1949)
  • C. cleophes (Godman & Salvin, 1889)
  • C. eous (Butler, 1867)
  • C. penelope (Fabricius, 1775)
  • C. phronius (Godart, [1824])
  • C. pompilia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • C. proba (Butler, 1867)
  • C. pseudocleophes (Miller, 1976)
  • C. rubricata (Edwards, 1871)
    • C. rubricata rubricata (Edwards, 1871)
    • C. rubricata smithorum (Wind, 1946)
  • C. wahala Grishin, 2022
Colombeia Viloria, Andrade & Le Crom, 2019

Type species —

  • C. hotchkissi (Dyar, 1913)
  • C. mycalesis (Röber, 1927)
  • C. nossis (Hewitson, 1862)
Cristalinaia Freitas, Barbosa & Zacca, 2019

Type species — Cristalinaia vitoria Mota, Zacca & Freitas, 2019

  • C. vitoria Mota, Zacca & Freitas, 2019
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1869Type species — Neonympha hedemanni R. Felder, 1869
  • C. argentella (Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
  • C. caballeroi (Beutelspacher, 1982)
  • C. clinas (Godman & Salvin, 1889)
  • C. diazi Miller, 1974
  • C. dospassosi Miller, 1974
  • C. emilia Chacón & Nishida, 2002
  • C. gemma (Hübner, 1808)
    • C. gemma gemma (Hübner, 1808)
    • C. gemma freemani (Stallings & Turner, 1947)
  • C. guatemalena Miller, 1974
  • C. hedemanni R. Felder, 1869
    • C. hedemanni hedemanni R. Felder, 1869
    • C. hedemanni tamaulipensis Miller, 1974
    • C. hedemanni vetones (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
  • C. hilaria (Godman, 1901)
  • C. jacquelineae Miller, 1974
  • C. nayarit (Chermock, 1947)
  • C. nelsoni (Godman & Salvin, 1881)
  • C. pallens Miller, 1974
  • C. parvimaculata Miller, 1974
  • C. pephredo (Godman, 1901)
  • C. perplexa Miller, 1974
  • C. perpepida (Dyar, 1912)
    • C. pertepida perpepida (Dyar, 1912)
    • C. pertepida avicula (Nabokov, 1942)
    • C. pertepida intermedia Miller, 1974
    • C. pertepida maniola (Nabokov, 1942)
  • C. philodice (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
  • C. pseudopephredo (Chermock, 1947)
  • C. pyracmon (Butler, 1867)
    • C. pyracmon pyracmon (Butler, 1867)
    • C. pyracmon henshawi (Edwards, 1876)
  • C. rogersi (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
  • C. schausi (Miller, 1974)
  • C. steinhauserorum Miller, 1974
  • C. suivalenoides Miller, 1974
  • C. suivalens (Dyar, 1914)
    • C. suivalens suivalens (Dyar, 1914)
    • C. suivalens escalantei Miller, 1974
  • C. tomemmeli Warren & Nakahara, 2018
  • C. wellingi Miller, 1978
  • C. whiteorum Miller & de la Maza, 1984
  • C. windi Miller, 1974
Deltaya Willmott, Nakahara & Espeland, 2023

Type species — Papilio ocypete Fabricius, [1777]

  • D. andrei (Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2017)
  • D. louisammour (Benmesbah & Zacca, 2018)
  • D. ocypete (Fabricius, 1776)
  • D. opima (Weymer, 1911)
  • D. pallema (Schaus, 1902)
  • D. probata (Weymer, 1911)
Emeryus Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2020

Type species — Papilio ocypete Fabricius, [1777]

  • E. argulus (Godart, [1824])
    • E. argulus argulus (Godart, [1824])
    • E. argulus magnum Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2020
  • E. difficilis (Forster, 1964)
  • E. numeria (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Erichthodes Forster, 1964

Type species — Neonympha antonina C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867

  • E. antonina (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)

New genus required:

  • E. eremita Lamas, Willmott & Radford, 2018
  • E. jovita C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
  • E. julia (Weymer, 1911)
Euptychia Hübner, 1818

Type species — Euptychia mollina Hübner, 1818

  • E. alacristata Neild, Nakahara & Fratello, 2014
  • E. aquila Fratello, Nakahara & Brévigon, 2015
  • E. atlantica Nakahara & Freitas, 2017
  • E. attenboroughi Neild, Nakahara, Fratello & Le Crom, 2015
  • E. audacia Brévignon, Fratello & Nakahara, 2015
  • E. boulleti (Le Cerf, 1919)
  • E. cesarense Pulido, Andrade, Peña & Lamas, 2011
    • E. cesarense cesarense Pulido, Andrade, Peña & Lamas, 2011
    • E. cesarense obtusa Nakahara, 2015
    • E. cesarense viloriai Andrade, Pulido, Peña & Lamas, 2011
  • E. efraini Ríos, 2019
  • E. enyita Nakahara, Lamas & Willmott, 2015
  • E. enyo Butler, 1867
  • E. favonius Nakahara, Vega & Willmott, 2016
  • E. fernandae Nakahara & Willmott, 2015
  • E. fetna Butler, 1870
  • E. granatina Nakahara, Le Crom & Hall, 2015
  • E. hannemanni Forster, 1964
  • E. insolata Butler & H. Druce, 1872
  • E. jesia Butler, 1869
  • E. juanjoi Le Crom, Nakahara & Lamas, 2015
  • E. lacandona Warren & Nakahara, 2015
  • E. marceli Brévignon, 2005
    • E. marceli marceli Brévignon, 2005
    • E. marceli divisa Benmesbah, Costa, Attal & Viloria, 2021
  • E. meta Weymer, 1911
  • E. mollina Hübner, 1818
    • E. mollina mollina Hübner, 1818
    • E. mollina suzannae Brévignon, 2005
  • E. mollis Staudinger, 1876
  • E. neblina Warren & Nakahara, 2015
  • E. neildi Brévignon, 2005
  • E. padroni Nakahara, Lamas & Willmott, 2015
  • E. pegasus Nakahara & Hall, 2015
  • E. picea Butler, 1867
  • E. pillaca Nakahara & Willmott, 2015
  • E. roraima Nakahara, Fratello & Harvey, 2014
  • E. rubrofasciata Miller & Miller, 1988
  • E. rufocincta Weymer, 1911
  • E. sophiae Zacca, Nakahara, Dolibaina & Dias, 2015
  • E. truncata Nakahara & Hall, 2015
  • E. westwoodi Butler, 1867
    • E. westwoodi westwoodi Butler, 1867
    • E. westwoodi muli Brévignon, 2005
    • E. woroina Viloria & Benmesbah, 2020
Euptychoides Forster, 1964Type species — Euptychia saturnus Butler, 1867
  • E. albofasciata (Hewitson, 1869)
  • E. laccine (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867) [=''E. saturnus'' (Butler, 1867)]
  • E. pseudosaturnus Forster, 1964
Forsterinaria Gray, 1973

Type species — Satyrus necys Godart, [1824]

  • F. anophthalma (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • F. antje Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. boliviana (Godman, 1905)
  • F. chaniorum Viloria & Costa, 2019
  • F. coipa Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. difficilis (Forster, 1964)
  • F. emo Zubek, Pyrcz & Boyer, 2014
  • F. enjuerma Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. falcata Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. guaniloi Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. hannieri Zubek & Pyrcz, 2011
  • F. inornata (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • F. inornata inornata (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • F. inornata magdalena (Hayward, 1957)
  • F. itatiaia Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. necys (Godart, [1824])
  • F. neonympha (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • F. pallida Peña & Lamas, 2005
    • F. pallida pallida Peña & Lamas, 2005
    • F. pallida aurita Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. pichita Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. pilosa Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. pronophila (Butler, 1867)
  • F. proxima (Hayward, 1957)
  • F. pseudinornata (Forster, 1964)
  • F. punctata Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. pseudonecys (Strand, 1916)
  • F. pyrczi Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. quantius (Godart, [1824])
  • F. rotunda Peña & Lamas, 2005
  • F. rustica (Butler, 1868)
    • F. rustica rustica (Butler, 1868)
    • F. rustica villarresi (Dognin, 1887)
  • F. stella (Hayward, 1957)
Godartiana Forster, 1964

Type species — Satyrus byses Godart, [1824]

  • G. amadoi Paluch, Zacca & Freitas, 2016
  • G. armilla (Butler, 1867)
  • G. astronesthes Lamas & Nakahara, 2018
  • G. byses (Godart, [1824])
  • G. luederwaldti (Spitz, 1931)
  • G. muscosa (Butler, 1870)

Graphita Nakahara, Marín & Barbosa, 2016

Type species — Neonympha griphe C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867


  • G. griphe (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Harjesia Forster, 1964

Type species — Taygetis blanda Möschler, 1877

  • H. argentata Nakahara, Zacca & Lamas, 2018
  • H. blanda (Möschler, 1877)
  • H. obscura (Butler, 1867)
Hermeuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio hermes Fabricius, 1775


  • H. atalanta (Butler, 1867)
  • H. canthe (Hübner, [1811])
  • H. clara Nakahara, Tan, Lamas & Willmott, 2016
  • H. cucullina (Weymer, 1911)
  • H. fallax (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • H. fallax fallax (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • H. fallax marinha Anken, 1994
  • H. gisella (Hayward, 1957)
  • H. harmonia (Butler, 1867)
  • H. hermes (Fabricius, 1775)
  • H. camerta (Cramer, 1780)
  • H. hermybius Grishin, 2014
  • H. intricata Grishin, 2014
  • H. lupita (Reakirt [1867])
  • H. maimoune (Butler, 1870)
  • H. occidentalis Grishin, 2021
  • H. pimpla (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • H. sinuosa Grishin, 2021
  • H. sosybius (Fabricius, 1793)
  • P. undulata (Butler, 1867)
Huberonympha Viloria & Costa, 2016

Type species — Huberonympha neildi Viloria, Costa, Fratello & Nakahara, 2016


  • H. neildi Viloria, Costa, Fratello & Nakahara, 2016
Inbio Nakahara & Espeland, 2015

Type species — Neonympha hilara C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867

  • I. hilara (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Koutalina Viloria & Murienne, 2021Type species —
  • K. pamela (Hayward, 1957)
Lazulina Willmott, Nakahara & Espeland, 2023

Type species — Euptychia hewitsonii Butler, 1867

  • L. catharina (Staudinger, [1886])
  • L. hewitsonii (Butler, 1867)
  • L. tolumnia (Cramer, 1777)
Llorenteana Viloria & Luis-Martínez, 2019

Type species — Llorenteana pellonia (Godman, 1901)

  • Llorenteana pellonia (Godman, 1901)
Magneuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio libye Linnaeus, 1767

  • M. inani (Staudinger, [1886])
  • M. lethra (Möschler, 1883)
  • M. libye (Linnaeus, 1767)
Malaveria Viloria & Benmesbah, 2021

Type species —

  • M. affinis (Butler, 1867)
  • M. alcinoe (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • M. argyrospila (Butler, 1867)
  • M. ballofi Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
  • M. bottoi Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
  • M. duponti Benmesbah & Murienne, 2021
  • M. erigone (Butler, 1867)
  • M. grimon (Godart, [1824])
  • M. guenzeli (Anken, 1994)
  • M. iseai (Viloria, 2022)
  • M. maepius (Godart, [1824])
  • M. mimas (Godman, 1905)
  • M. mimula (Hayward, 1954)
  • M. mythra (Weymer, 1911)
  • M. nebulosa (Butler, 1867)
  • M. neomaenas (Hayward, 1967)
  • M. rodriguezi Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
    • M. rodriguezi rodriguezi Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
    • M. rodriguezi risaralda Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
Megeuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio antonoe Cramer, 1775

  • M. antonoe (Cramer, 1775)
  • M. monopunctata Willmott & Hall, 1995
  • M. souadae Benmesbah, 2015
Megisto Hübner, [1819]

Type species — Papilio cymela Cramer, 1777

  • M. cymela (Cramer, 1777)
    • M. cymela cymela (Cramer, 1777)
    • M. cymela viola (Maynard, 1891)
  • M. opalina (Butler, 1871)
    • M. opalina opalina (Butler, 1871)
    • M. opalina macrophthalmia Fruhstorfer, 1911
    • M. opalina bailiensis Yoshino, 2001
Modestia Viloria & Benmesbah, 2021

Type species —

  • M. agnata (Schaus, 1913)
  • M. analis (Godman, 1905)
  • M. drymo (Schaus, 1913)
  • M. gomezi (Singer, DeVries & Ehrlich, 1983)
  • M. harpyia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • M. harpyia harpyia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • M. harpyia batesii (Butler, 1867)
  • M. modesta (Butler, 1867)
  • M. remypignoux Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
    • M. remypignoux Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
    • M. remypignoux shueyi Benmesbah & Viloria, 2021
  • M. sylvina (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Modica Zacca, Casagrande & Willmott, 2023

Type species — Euptychia confusa Staudinger, 1887

  • M. confusa (Staudinger, 1887)
  • M. fugitiva (Lamas, [1997])
  • M. kamel (Benmesbah & Zacca, 2018)
  • M. maripa (Brévignon, 2005)
  • M. myncea (Cramer, 1780)
Moneuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Euptychia soter Butler, 1877

  • M. castrensis (Schaus, 1902)
  • M. giffordi Freitas, Emery & Mielke, 2010
  • M. itapeva Freitas, 2007
  • M. melchiades (Butler, 1877)
  • M. montana Freitas, 2015
  • M. pervagata Freitas, Siewert & Mielke, 2015
  • M. romanina (Bryk, 1953)
  • M. soter (Butler, 1877)
  • M. vitellina Freitas & Barbosa, 2015
  • M. viviana (Romieux, 1927)
  • M. wahlbergi Freitas, Barbosa, Siewert & Mielke, 2015
Neonympha Hübner, 1818

Type species — Papilio areolatus Smith, 1797

  • N. areolatus (Smith, 1797)
  • N. helicta (Hübner, [1808])
    • N. helicta helicta (Hübner, [1808])
    • N. helicta dadeensis Gatrelle, 1999
    • N. helicta septentrionalis Davis, 1924
  • N. mitchellii French, 1889
    • N. mitchellii mitchellii French, 1889
    • N. mitchellii francisci Parshall & Kral, 1989
Nhambikuara Freitas, Barbosa & Zacca, 2018

Type species — Nhambikuara cerradensis Freitas, Barbosa & Zacca, 2018

  • N. ackeryi (Huertas, Ríos & Le Crom, 2009) (Magdalena Valley ringlet)
  • N. cerradensis Freitas, Barbosa & Zacca, 2018
  • N. doxes (Godart, [1824])
  • N. erycina (Butler, 1867)
  • N. furina (Hewitson, 1862)
  • N. gemmula (Butler, 1867)
  • N. junonia (Butler, 1867)
  • N. latia (Butler, 1867)
  • N. mercedes (Huertas, 2011)
  • N. mima (Butler, 1867)
  • N. toynei (Willmott & Hall, 1995)
Occulta Nakahara & Willmott, 2023

Type species — Euptychia ocnus Butler, 1867

  • O. ocnus (Butler, 1867)
Omacha Andrade, Viloria, Henao & Le Crom, 2019
  • O. pax (Huertas, Lamas, Fagua & Willmott, 2016)
Optimandes Marín, Nakahara & Willmott, 2019

Type species —

  • O. eugenia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • O. eugenia eugenia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
    • O. eugenia transversa (Weymer, 1911)
  • O. mocha Willmott, J. Hall & Lamas, 2019
Orotaygetis Nakahara & Zacca, 2018

Type species — Orotaygetis surui Nakahara, Zacca & Lamas, 2018

  • O. surui Nakahara, Zacca & Lamas, 2018
Paleonympha Butler, 1871Type species — Paleonympha opalina Butler, 1871
Paramacera Butler, 1868Type species — Neonympha xicaque Reakirt, [1867]
  • P. allyni Miller, 1972
  • P. chinanteca Miller, 1972
  • P. copiosa Miller, 1972
  • P. xicaque (Reakirt, [1867])
  • P. rubrosuffusa Miller, 1972
Parataygetis Forster, 1964

Type species — Euptychia albinota Butler, 1867

  • P. albinotata (Butler, 1867)
  • P. lineata (Godman & Salvin, 1880)
Pareuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Pareuptychia hesionides Forster, 1964

  • P. binocula (Butler, 1869)
  • P. difficilis (Forster, 1964)
  • P. hervei Brévignon, 2005
  • P. hesionides Forster, 1964
    • P. hesionides hesioniades Forster, 1964
    • P. hesionides deviae Brévignon, 2005
  • P. lydia (Cramer, 1777)
  • P. metaleuca (Boisduval, 1870)
  • P. milleri Nakahara, Marín & Neild, 2016
  • P. ocirrhoe (Fabricius, 1776)
    • P. ocirrhoe ocirrhoe (Fabricius, 1776)
    • P. ocirrhoe interjecta (d'Almeida, 1952)
  • P. summandosa (Gosse, 1880)
Paryphthimoides Forster, 1964

Type species — Neonympha polytis Prittwitz, 1865

  • P. brixiola (Butler, 1867)
  • P. brixius (Godart, [1824])
    • P. brixius brixius (Godart, [1824])
    • P. brixius madre Zacca, Mielke, Casagrande & Lamas, 2020
    • P. brixius rouranensis Brévignon, 2020
  • P. flavofascia (Zacca & Siewert, 2014)
  • P. fridae Zacca, Casagrande, Huertas & Nakahara, 2020
  • P. jorupe Zacca, Casagrande, Checa & Willmott, 2020
  • P. joyceae (Singer, DeVries & Ehrlich, 1983)
  • P. poltys (Prittwitz, 1865)
  • P. poltys poltys (Prittwitz, 1865)
  • P. poltys numilia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • P. pseudoconfusa (Singer, DeVries & Ehrlich, 1983)
  • P. sheba (Brévignon & Benmesbah, 2012)
  • P. terrestris (Butler, 1867)
    • P. terrestris terrestris (Butler, 1867)
    • P. terrestris araguaianus Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2020
    • P. terrestris grevei Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2020
    • P. terrestris muyrakytan Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2020
    • P. touloulou (Benmesbah, 2015)
  • P. vestigiata (Butler, 1867)
Pharneuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Satyrus phares Godart, [1824]

  • P. estoraquensis Henao & Meneses, 2017
  • P. haywardiana Lamas, 2010
  • P. phares (Godart, [1824])*
  • P. pharnabazos (Bryk, 1953)
  • P. pharnaces (Weymer, 1911)

In need of new genus:

  • P. innocentia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Pindis R. Felder, 1869

Type species — Pindis squamistriga R. Felder, 1869

  • P. squamistriga R. Felder, 1869
Posttaygetis Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio penelea Cramer, 1777

  • P. penelea (Cramer, 1777)
Prenda Freitas & Mielke, 2011Type species — Prenda clarissa Freitas & Mielke, 2011
  • P. clarissa Freitas & Mielke, 2011
Pseudeuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Euptychia languida Butler, 1867

  • P. callichloris (Butler, 1867)
  • P. cuzquenya Nakahara & Lamas, 2018
  • P. hemileuca (Staudinger, [1886])
  • C. herseis (Godart, [1824])
  • P. languida (Butler, 1867)
    • P. languida languida (Butler, 1867)
    • P. languida austrina Nakahara & Lamas, 2018
  • P. marica (Weymer, 1911)
  • P. rectilinea (Brévignon, Rosant, Lamas & Willmott, 2019)
Pseudodebis Forster, 1964

Type species — Papilio valentina Cramer, 1779

  • P. celia (Cramer, 1779)
  • P. darrenthroopi Nakahara & Willmott, 2022
  • P. dubiosa Forster, 1964
  • P. euptychidia (Butler, 1868)
  • P. hartmanni Nakahara & MacDonald, 2021
  • P. marpessa (Hewitson, 1862)
  • P. nakamurai Nakahara & Willmott, 2021
  • P. pieti Nakahara & Willmott, 2021
  • P. puritana (Weeks, 1902)
  • P. tigrillo Nakahara & Willmott, 2022
  • P. valentina (Cramer, 1779)
  • P. vrazi (Kheil, 1896)
  • P. zimri (Butler, 1869)
Rareuptychia Forster, 1964Type species — Euptychia clio Weymer, 1911
Satyrotaygetis Forster, 1964

Type species — Taygetis satyrina Bates, 1865

  • S. iris (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • S. satyrina (Bates, 1865) (Wide-bordered satyr)
  • S. tiessa (Hewitson, 1869)
Saurona Huertas & Willmott, 2023

Type species — Euptychia aurigera var. triangula Aurivillius, 1929,

  • S. aurigera (Weymer, 1911)
  • S. triangula (Aurivillius, 1929)
Scriptor Nakhara & Espeland, 2020

Type species —

  • S. sphenophorus Lamas & Nakahara, 2020
Sepona Freitas & Barbosa, 2016

Type species — Euptychia punctata Weymer, 1911

  • S. punctata (Weymer, 1911)
Splendeuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species — Euptychia ashna Hewitson, 1869

  • S. ambra (Weymer, [1911])
  • S. ashna (Hewitson, 1869)
  • S. gera (Hewitson, 1850)
  • S. metagera (Butler, 1867)
  • S. moderata (Weymer, 1911)
  • S nortia (Hewitson, 1862)
  • S. purusana (Aurivillius, 1929)
  • S. segesta (Weymer, 1911)
  • S. tupinamba (Freitas, Huertas & Rosa, 2021)
Stegosatyrus Zacca, Mielke & Pyrcz, 2013

Type species — Satyrus periphas Godart, [1824]

  • S. hemiclara Pyrcz, Boyer & Zacca, 2013
  • S. imbrialis (Weeks, 1901)
  • S. ocelloides (Schaus, 1902)
  • S. periphas (Godart, [1824])
Stephenympha Viloria, 2022

Type species —

  • S. arius (Weymer, 1911)
  • S. eriphule (Butler, 1867)
  • S. pauliana Viloria, 2022
Stevenaria Viloria, Costa, Neild & Nakahara, 2016

Type species — Stevenaria yutajensis Viloria & Costa, 2016

  • S. divergens (Butler, 1867)
  • S. nakaharai Viloria, Costa, Fratello & Neild, 2016
  • S. yutajensis Viloria & Costa, 2016
Taguaiba Freitas, Zacca & Siewert, 2023

Type species — Taygetis drogoni Siewert, Zacca et al., 2013

Taydebis Freitas, 2003

Type species — Euptychia peculiaris Butler, 1874

  • T. clarissa (Freitas & Mielke, 2011)
  • T. guria Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2021
  • T. melobosis (Capronnier, 1874) [=''T. peculiaris'' Butler, 1874]
Taygetina Forster, 1964Type species — Taygetis banghaasi Weymer, 1910
  • T. accacioi Nakahara & Freitas, 2019
  • T. banghaasi (Weymer, 1910)
  • T. brocki Lamas & Nakahara, 2019
  • T. gulnare (Butler, 1870)
  • T. kerea (Butler, 1869)
  • T. oreba (Butler, 1870)
  • T. peribaea (Godman & Salvin, 1880)
  • T. weymeri (Draudt, 1912)
Taygetis Hübner, [1819]

Type species — Papilio mermera Cramer, 1776

  • T. acuta Weymer, 1910
  • T. angulosa Weymer, 1907
  • T. asterie Weymer, 1910
  • T. chiquitana Forster, 1964
  • T. chrysogone Doubleday, [1849]
  • T. cleopatra C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
  • T. echo (Cramer, 1775)
  • T. elegia Weymer, 1910
  • T. inambari Miller & Lamas, 1999
  • T. inconspicua Draudt, 1931
  • T. kharisma Brévigon & Benmesbah, 2011
  • T. laches (Fabricius, 1793)
    • T. laches laches (Fabricius, 1793)
    • T. laches marginata Staudinger, [1887]
  • T. larua C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
  • T. leuctra Butler, 1870
  • T. mermeria (Cramer, 1776)
    • T. mermeria mermeria (Cramer, 1776)
    • T. mermeria excavata Butler, 1868
    • T. mermeria griseomarginata L.D. Miller, 1978
  • T. oyapock Brévignon, 2007
  • T. rufomarginata Staudinger, 1888
    • T. rufomarginata rufomarginata Staudinger, 1888
    • T. rufomarginata tapulunmi Brévignon, 2005
  • T. sosis Hopffer, 1874
  • T. sylvia Bates, 1866
  • T. thamyra (Cramer, 1779)
  • T. tripunctata Weymer, 1907
  • T. uncinata Weymer, 1907
  • T. uzza Butler, 1869
  • T. virgilia (Cramer, 1776)
  • T. zippora Butler, 1869
Trico Nakahara & Espeland, 2023

Type species — Euptychia tricolor Hewitson, 1850

  • T. tricolor (Hewitson, 1850)
    • T. tricolor tricolor (Hewitson, 1850)
    • T. tricolor fulgora (Butler, 1869)
Vanima Zacca, Casagrande & Mielke, 2020

Type species —

  • V. labe (Butler, 1870)
  • V. lesbia (Staudinger, [1886])
  • V. palladia (Butler, 1867)
Vareuptychia Forster, 1964

Type species —

  • V. similis (Butler, 1867)
  • V. themis (Butler, 1870)
Xenovena Marín & Nakahara, 2023

Type species — Magneuptychia murrayae Brévignon, 2005

  • X. murrayae (Brévignon, 2005)
Yphthimoides Forster, 1964

Type species — Neonympha yphthima C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867

  • Y. acmenis (Hübner, 1823)
  • Y. angularis (Butler, 1867)
  • Y. bella Barbosa & Freitas, 2015
  • Y. blanquita Barbosa, Marín & Freitas, 2017
  • Y. borasta (Schaus, 1902)
  • Y. celmis (Godart, [1824])
  • Y. cipoensis Freitas, 2004
  • Y. gabriela Barbosa, Freitas & Paluch, 2015
  • Y. inornata (Hayward, 1962)
  • Y. iserhardi Freitas & Barbosa, 2015
  • Y. kinyoni Lamas, Nakahara & Barbosa, 2021
  • Y. leguialimai (Dyar, 1913)
  • Y. manasses (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • Y. nareta Barbosa & Freitas, 2017
  • Y. ochracea (Butler, 1867)
  • Y. ordinaria Freitas, Kaminski & Mielke, 2012
  • Y. pacta (Weymer, 1911)
  • Y. patricia (Hayward, 1957)
  • Y. renata (Stoll, 1780)
  • Y. straminea (Butler, 1867)
  • Y. yphthima (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
Zischkaia Forster, 1964

Type species — Euptychia amalda Weymer, 1911

  • Z. abanico Nakahara & Petit, 2019
  • Z. amalda (Weymer, 1911)
  • Z. arctoa Nakahara, 2019
  • Z. arenisca Nakahara, Willmott & J. Hall, 2019
  • Z. argyrosflecha Nakahara, L.D. Miller & Huertas, 2019
  • Z. baku Zacca, Dolibaina & Dias, 2019
  • Z. chullachaki Nakahara & Zacca, 2019
  • Z. josti Nakahara & Kleckner, 2019
  • Z. mielkeorum Dolibaina, Dias & Zacca, 2019
  • Z. pacarus (Godart, [1824])
  • Z. saundersii (Butler, 1867)
  • Z. warreni Dias, Zacca & Dolibaina, 2019
Incertae sedisSpecies in need of new genus assignment:
  • Euptychia insignis (Butler, 1867)
  • Euptychia ordinata (Weymer, 1911)
  • Pharneuptychia innocentia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867)
  • Erichthodes eremita Lamas, Willmott & Radford, 2018 <
-- [Marín et al., in prep.]-->
  • Erichthodes jovita C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
  • Erichthodes julia (Weymer, 1911)

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