Malaveria alcinoe

Malaveria alcinoe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Malaveria ; Viloria & Benmesbah, 2021
Species:	M. alcinoe
Binomial name
	Malaveria alcinoe; (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
Synonyms
	Magneuptychia alcinoe(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867); Neonympha alcinoeC. & R. Felder, 1867; Euptychia benedictaButler, 1877; Euptychia pamelaHayward, 1957;

Last updated December 27, 2025

Malaveria alcinoe, the Alcinoe satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.^[1] It is found from Costa Rica to Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on grasses.^[3]

References

↑ Marianne Espeland; Shinichi Nakahara; Thamara Zacca; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Blanca Huertas; et al. (2023). "Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 498–570. Bibcode:2023SysEn..48..498E. doi: 10.1111/syen.12590 . ISSN 1365-3113.
↑ Parque Nacional Sangay
↑ "Magneuptychia Forster, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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[Espeland_''et_al''-1] Marianne Espeland; Shinichi Nakahara; Thamara Zacca; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Blanca Huertas; et al. (2023). "Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 498–570. Bibcode:2023SysEn..48..498E. doi: 10.1111/syen.12590 . ISSN 1365-3113.

[2] Parque Nacional Sangay

[3] "Magneuptychia Forster, 1964" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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