Satyrus (butterfly) explained

Satyrus is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The genus was erected by Pierre André Latreille in 1810.^[1] The species in the genus Satyrus occur in Europe and North Africa.

Species

• Satyrus actaea (Esper, 1780)
• Satyrus ferula (Fabricius, 1793)
• Satyrus stheno Grum-Grshimailo, 1887
• Satyrus virbius Herrich-Schäffer, 1843
• Satyrus amasinus Staudinger, 1861
• Satyrus iranicus Schwingenschuss, 1939
• Satyrus effendi Nekrutenko, 1989
• Satyrus daubi Gross & Ebert, 1975
• Satyrus nana Staudinger, 1886
• Satyrus pimpla C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867
• Satyrus orphei Schchetkin, 1985
• Satyrus favonius Staudinger, 1892
• Satyrus parthicus Lederer, 1869

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . March 9, 2019 . Satyrus Latreille, 1810 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 26, 2020.