Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
butterfly
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 ...
genus
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
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 ...
880
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Year 880 ( DCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Battle of Cephalonia: A Byzantine fleet, under Admiral Nasar, is sent by Emperor Basil I to the Ionian Isl ...
Strabena andriana
''Strabena andriana'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral isla ...
Strabena batesii
''Strabena batesii'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islan ...
Strabena cachani
''Strabena cachani'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islan ...
Strabena daphne
''Strabena daphne'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller periphera ...
'' Viette, 1971
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Strabena dyscola
''Strabena dyscola'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islan ...
'' Mabille, 1880
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Strabena eros
''Strabena eros'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral ...
'' Viette, 1971
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Strabena excellens
''Strabena excellens'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral isl ...
'' (Butler, 1885)
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Strabena germanus
''Strabena germanus'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral isla ...
'' Oberthür, 1916
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Strabena goudoti
''Strabena goudoti'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islan ...
Strabena ibitina
''Strabena ibitina'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islan ...
Strabena smithii
''Strabena smithii'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islan ...
Strabena tamatavae
''Strabena tamatavae'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar, from the eastern part of the island to Tamatave. The habitat consists of transformed grasslands, Anthropogenic biome, anthropogenic environments and marsh ...
Strabena vinsoni
''Strabena vinsoni'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islan ...