''Stygionympha'' is a

butterfly 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 ...

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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 ...

Species

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Stygionympha curlei ''Stygionympha curlei'', or Curle's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, at high altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 meters along the Drakensberg mountain-range in northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalan ...

'' Henning & Henning, 1996 *''

Stygionympha dicksoni ''Stygionympha dicksoni'', or Dickson's hillside brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in the south-western part of the Western Cape. It was also found at the Tygerberg, but is now extirpated from the ...

'' (Riley, 1938) *''

Stygionympha geraldi ''Stygionympha geraldi'', or Gerald's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in succulent Karoo areas inland from the Northern Cape coast. The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are on wing from Septem ...

'' Pennington, 1970 *''

Stygionympha irrorata ''Stygionympha irrorata'', the Karoo brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, it is widespread in the Nama Karoo areas of Northern Cape, the southern parts of Free State, the northern part of the Western ...

'' (Trimen, 1873) *''

Stygionympha robertsoni ''Stygionympha robertsoni'', or Robertson's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in Northern Cape, the southern part of Free State, the northern part of Western Cape and the Eastern Cape. Descripti ...

'' (Riley, 1932) *''

Stygionympha scotina ''Stygionympha scotina'', the eastern hillside brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa on the seaward side of the mountains from Cederberg south to the Cape Peninsula in Western Cape and along the Draken ...

'' Quickelberge, 1977 *''

Stygionympha vansoni ''Stygionympha vansoni'', or Van Son's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, in Northern Cape from the Kamiesberge to the Springbok area. The wingspan is 36–38 mm for males and 38–40 mm ...

'' (Pennington, 1953) *''

Stygionympha vigilans ''Stygionympha vigilans'', the western hillside brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa on the seaward side of the mountains from Cederberg south to the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape and along the Dr ...

'' (Trimen, 1887) *''

Stygionympha wichgrafi ''Stygionympha wichgrafi'', or Wichgraf's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from August to March. There are probably m ...

'' van Son, 1955

External links

"''Stygionympha'' van Son, 1955"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Satyrini Butterfly genera {{Satyrini-stub