''Aphysoneura'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
from the subfamily
Satyrinae
The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known divers ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
.
Species
*''
Aphysoneura pigmentaria''
Karsch, 1894 – painted ringlet
*''
Aphysoneura scapulifascia''
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
External links
"''Aphysoneura'' Karsch, 1894"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 28
Melanitini
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch
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