Phystis Explained

Phystis is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States in the family Nymphalidae. It contains the species Phystis simois.^[1]

Subspecies

• P. s. chinchipensis (Hayward, 1964) (Peru)
• P. s. pratti (Hall, 1935) (Peru)
• P. s. simois (Hewitson, 1864) (Brazil)
• P. s. variegata (Röber, 1913) (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru)

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/phystis/ "Phystis Higgins, 1981"