''Gyrocheilus'' is a monotypic genus in the nymphalid 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 ...

."''Gyrocheilus'' Butler, 1867"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' The single contained species is ''Gyrocheilus patrobas'', the red-bordered brown, which is found in North America in central and southern Arizona and Mexico. The habitat consists of streamsides in open coniferous forests in the mountainous areas. The wingspan is 51–60 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-August to October. The larvae feed on '' Muhlenbergia emersleyi''.Butterflies and Moths of North America
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Subspecies

*''Gyrocheilus patrobas patrobas'' (Mexico) *''Gyrocheilus patrobas tritonia'' Edwards, 1874 (Arizona)

References

Satyrinae Nymphalidae of South America Monotypic butterfly genera Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler Nymphalidae genera {{Satyrinae-stub