''Lopinga'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
of 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 ...
. ''Lopinga achine,'' a threatened species classified as vulnerable in Swedish Red data book (Ehnström et al., 1993) This butterfly frequents glades in partly open oak woodland where female egg-laying butterflies would glade by host plants and lay their eggs. Suggesting that ''Lopinga achine'' has specific habitat requirements that can only be met with the glades that female butterflies prefer to lay their eggs.
Species
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Lopinga achine''
(Scopoli, 1763) – woodland brown
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Lopinga catena''
(Leech, 1890) West China
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Lopinga deidamia''
(Eversmann, 1851) China
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Lopinga kasumi''
(Yoshino, 1995) Taipaishan, Shannxi, China
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Lopinga dumetorum
''Lopinga'' is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae. ''Lopinga achine,'' a threatened species classified as vulnerable in Swedish Red data book (Ehnström et al., 1993) This butterfly frequents glades in partly open oak woodland wher ...
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(Oberthür, 1890) China
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Lopinga eckweileri''
Görgner, 1990 China, Sichuan, Nanping
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Lopinga fulvescens''
(Alphéraky, 1889) China
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Lopinga gerdae''
Nordström, 1934 China
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Lopinga lehmanni''
(Forster, 1980) China
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Lopinga nemorum''
(Oberthür, 1890) China
References
''Lopinga'' Tree of Life
"''Lopinga'' Moore, 1893"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
* Bergman, K. (1999). Habitat utilization b
Lopinga achine(Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) larvae and ovipositing females: implications for conservation. ''Animal Conservation'', 88(1), 69–74.
Satyrini
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Frederic Moore
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