Cyllopsis

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Cyllopsis
Big-spiked gemmed-satyr (Cyllopsis pephredo).jpg
Cyllopsis pephredo,
the big-spiked gemmed-satyr, in Costa Rica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Satyrini
Subtribe: Euptychiina
Genus: Cyllopsis
R. Felder, 1869

Cyllopsis is a genus of satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Rudolf Felder in 1869.

Species

Listed alphabetically: [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (February 16, 2013). "Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1869". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. "A new species of Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1869 from the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico"