''Stygionympha'' is a

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 Mpumalanga. ...

'' 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 there. ...

'' (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 September ...

'' 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 Cape ...

'' (Trimen, 1873) *''

Stygionympha robertsoni ''Stygionympha'' is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae 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 ...

'' (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 Drakensberg ...

'' Quickelberge, 1977 *''

Stygionympha vansoni ''Stygionympha vansoni'', also known as Van Son's brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape, from the Kamiesberge to the Springbok area. The wingspan is 36–38 mm for ma ...

'' (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 Draken ...

'' (Trimen, 1887) *'' Stygionympha wichgrafi'' van Son, 1955

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