''Sinonympha '' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
butterfly genus in the family
Nymphalidae (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 ...
). The genus contains the single species ''Sinonympha amoena'', which is
found only in western China.
Synonymy
''Sinonympha avinoffi'' (Schaus, 1927) is
conspecific and has
date priority.
References
"''Sinonympha'' Lee, 1974"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
External links
Images representing ''Sinonympha amoena''at
Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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Satyrinae
Monotypic butterfly genera
Butterflies described in 1974