genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...
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 diver ...
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 have a re ...
Pseudonympha arnoldi
''Pseudonympha arnoldi'', or Arnold's brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in north-eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of damp spots in montane grassland.
Adults have been recorded in February.
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Pseudonympha gaika
''Pseudonympha gaika'', the Gaika brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa in the Eastern Cape, then along the Amathole Mountains, the north-east of the Witteberg and from Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal near the ...
'' Riley, 1938
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Pseudonympha hippia
''Pseudonympha hippia'', or Burchell's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa on cool high altitude fynbos covered hills and summits from the Cape Peninsula to the Hottentots Holland Mountains, then alon ...
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Pseudonympha loxophthalma
''Pseudonympha loxophthalma'', the big-eye brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, the Strydpoortberg, Wolkberg and Waterberg in Limpopo.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airpl ...
'' Vári, 1971
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Pseudonympha machacha
''Pseudonympha machacha'', the Machacha brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho, but also in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or ...
Pseudonympha magus
''Pseudonympha magus'', the silver-bottom brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Western Cape south to Cape Town and along the southern littoral north to the Eastern Cape.
The wingspan is 40� ...
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Pseudonympha narycia
''Pseudonympha narycia'', the spotted-eye brown or small hillside brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Northern Cape north to Vryburg, east Gauteng and North West (South African province), North W ...
'' Wallengren, 1857
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Pseudonympha paludis
''Pseudonympha paludis'', the paludis brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Eastern Cape to Lesotho, the eastern part of the Free State, the Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal and high altitude moun ...
'' Riley, 1938
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Pseudonympha paragaika
''Pseudonympha paragaika'', the Golden Gate brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it has only been recorded from sandstone buttresses on the Golden Gate Highlands in Free State.
The wingspan is 42–46&n ...
'' Vári, 1971
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Pseudonympha penningtoni
''Pseudonympha penningtoni'', or Pennington's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, mainly in Lesotho at altitudes ranging from about 2,700 meters to the highest summits. It is also found in the Eastern ...
'' Riley, 1938
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Pseudonympha poetula
''Pseudonympha poetula'', the Drakenberg brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa on cool high altitude grassy hills and summits from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal border along the Little Berg Hills. It ...
'' Trimen, 1891
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Pseudonympha southeyi
''Pseudonympha southeyi'', or Southey's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 46–48 mm for males and 48–52 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December in ...
'' Pennington, 1953
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Pseudonympha swanepoeli
''Pseudonympha swanepoeli'', or Swanepoel's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it is only known from Houtbosdorp in Limpopo and Whisky Spruit, the Verloren Vallei, Mount Sheba and Pilgrim's Rest in ...
'' van Son, 1955
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Pseudonympha trimenii
''Pseudonympha trimenii'', or Trimen's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa.
The wingspan is 40–52 mm for males and 44–56 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early September to late N ...
'' Butler, 1868
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Pseudonympha varii
''Pseudonympha varii'', or Vari's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Eastern Cape, Malutis and the Drakensberg to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.
The wingspan is 46–50 mm for males and ...