Pronophila

Pronophila is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.[1] The species in the genus Pronophila occur in South America, including Peru, Venezuela, and Ecuador.[1]

Pronophila
Pronophila in Adalbert Seitz
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subtribe: Pronophilina
Genus: Pronophila
Doubleday, 1849
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Mygona Westwood, [1851]

Species

Listed alphabetically:[1]

  • Pronophila attali
  • Pronophila bernardi
  • Pronophila cordillera
  • Pronophila colocasia
  • Pronophila cuchillaensis
  • Pronophila epidipnis
  • Pronophila intercidona
  • Pronophila isobelae – Isobel's butterfly, originally Pronophila benevola[2]
  • Pronophila juliani
  • Pronophila margarita
  • Pronophila obscura
  • Pronophila orcus
  • Pronophila rosenbergi
  • Pronophila thelebe
  • Pronophila timanthes
  • Pronophila tremocrata
  • Pronophila unifasciata

References
  1. Markku Savela. "Pronophila Doubleday, [1849]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. "Pronophila isobelae benevola on NSG's taxon db.htm". Nymphalidae.net. Retrieved 27 July 2011.


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