Physcaeneura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subtribe: | Satyrina |
Genus: | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1857 |
Type species | |
Satyrus panda Boisduval, 1847 | |
Diversity | |
5 species | |
Synonyms | |
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Physcaeneura is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
The Satyrini is one of the tribes of the subfamily Satyrinae. It includes about 2200 species and is therefore the largest tribe in the subfamily which comprises 2500 species.
Physcaeneura panda, the dark-webbed ringlet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it is common and widespread in the hot dry savanna of KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and North West.
Physcaeneura jacksoni is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Tanzania.
Physcaeneura leda is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya, as well as in north-eastern Tanzania and southern Somalia. The habitat consists of dense woodland, forest margins and grassy forest clearings from sea-level to 1,850 meters.
Physcaeneura pione, the light webbed ringlet, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern and western Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia, Malawi, western Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of moist savanna.
Physcaeneura robertsi is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central Tanzania.