Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs
Satyrini
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Superfamily: Papilionoidea
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Subfamily: Satyrinae
- Tribe: Satyrini
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Satyrini: /ˌsatɪˈraɪniː/
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Summary
The Satyrini is one of the largest tribes within the subfamily Satyrinae, comprising about 2200 species. Their distribution is diverse, with certain subtribes confined to specific biogeographic areas. The diet of larvae primarily consists of grasses, with some exceptions.
Distribution
Satyrini butterflies have a worldwide distribution, but the distribution pattern differs between subtribes. Some subtribes are almost restricted to a single biogeographic region, such as the Pronophilina, which is found only in Andean cloud forests from Venezuela to Bolivia.
Diet
The larval food plants of many species in this tribe are grasses (Poaceae). Some genera, such as Euptychia, Ragadia, and Acrophtalmia, feed on Lycopsida, and some species of Euptychia have been reported to feed on mosses of Neckeraceae.
Evolution
The Satyrini is believed to have diversified at about the same time as grasses, indicating a close evolutionary relationship between the tribe and the evolution of grasses.
Similar Taxa
- Elymniini
Tags
- Lepidoptera
- Nymphalidae
- Satyrinae
- Satyrini
- Butterflies