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Pyronia
Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subtribe: Maniolina
Genus: Pyronia
Hübner, [1819]
Diversity
Five species
Synonyms
  • Idata de Lesse, 1952
  • Pasiphana de Lesse, 1952

Pyronia is a genusofbutterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Description[edit]

These butterflies have vestigial forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit two tarsal joints, while female forelegs have four.[1]

Species[edit]

Listed alphabetically:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UK Butterflies - Pyronia". www.ukbutterflies.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  • ^ "Pyronia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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