Pronophila
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Pronophila is a butterfly
genus from the subfamily Satyrinae
in the family Nymphalidae
. The species in the genus Pronophila occur in South America, including Peru, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Known species in the genus as of July 2011 are:
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
genus from the subfamily Satyrinae
Satyrinae
Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the Browns, is a subfamily of the Nymphalidae . They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies...
in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
. The species in the genus Pronophila occur in South America, including Peru, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Known species in the genus as of July 2011 are:
- Pronophila attali
- Pronophila bernardi
- Pronophila cordillera
- Pronophila colocasia
- Pronophila cuchillaensis
- Pronophila epidipnis
- Pronophila sp.
- Pronophila intercidona
- Pronophila isobelaePronophila isobelaePronophila isobelae is a Satyrinae butterfly that is found in Ecuador.Discovered by World Wildlife Fund conservationist Paul Toyne in 1998, it was initially named as Pronophila benevola.The WWF held a competition to name the butterfly, and the species was named after the winner...
("Isobel's Butterfly") - originally Pronophila benevola - Pronophila juliani
- Pronophila margarita
- Pronophila obscura
- Pronophila orcus
- Pronophila rosenbergi
- Pronophila thelebe
- Pronophila timanthes
- Pronophila tremocrata
- Pronophila unifasciata