''Taygetis'' is a genus of satyrid

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found in the

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Taxonomy and evolution

The genus appeared as

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,, 2013: Systematics and evolutionary history of butterflies in the “''Taygetis'' clade” (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina): towards a better understanding of Neotropical biogeography. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 66: 54-68: Abstract and full article: with '' Taygetis kerea'' and '' Taygetis weymeri'' as part of the butterfly genus '' Taygetina'', whereas '' Taygetis rectifascia'' and '' Taygetis ypthima'' are related to the genus '' Pseudodebis''. Recently, the " Taygetis ypthima species group" was defined, and it includes '' Taygetis rectifascia'', '' Taygetis ypthima'', '' Taygetis drogoni'', and '' Taygetis fulginia''. However, the inclusion of such a species group within the genus ''Taygetis'' is unsupported by molecular and karyological data.

Species

Listed alphabetically:"''Taygetis'' Hübner, [1819]"
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' *''Taygetis acuta'' Weymer, 1910 *''Taygetis angulosa'' Weymer, 1907 *''Taygetis asterie'' Weymer, 1910 *''Taygetis chiquitana'' Forster, 1964 *''Taygetis chrysogone'' Doubleday, [1849] *'' Taygetis cleopatra'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 *'' Taygetis drogoni'' Siewert, Zacca, F.M.S. Dias & Freitas, 2013 *'' Taygetis echo'' (Cramer,

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- echo satyr *'' Taygetis elegia'' Weymer, 1910 *'' Taygetis fulginia'' d’Almeida, 1922 *'' Taygetis inambari'' Miller & Lamas, 1999 *'' Taygetis inconspicua'' Draudt, 1931 *'' Taygetis laches'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Taygetis larua'' C. & R. Felder, 1867 *'' Taygetis leuctra'' Butler, 1870 *'' Taygetis mermeria'' (Cramer,

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*'' Taygetis oyapock'' Brévignon, 2007 *'' Taygetis rectifascia'' Weymer, 1907 *''

Taygetis rufomarginata ''Taygetis'' is a genus of Satyrinae, satyrid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Taxonomy and evolution The genus appeared as polyphyletic,, 2013: Systematics and evolutionary history of butterflies in the “''Taygetis'' clade” (Nymp ...

'' Staudinger, 1888 *'' Taygetis servius'' Weymer, 1910 *'' Taygetis sosis'' Hopffer, 1874 *'' Taygetis sylvia'' Bates, 1866 *'' Taygetis thamyra'' (Cramer,

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*'' Taygetis tripunctata'' Weymer, 1907 *'' Taygetis uncinata'' Weymer, 1907 *'' Taygetis uzza'' Butler, 1869 *'' Taygetis virgilia'' (Cramer,

*'' Taygetis ypthima'' (Hübner, 1816) *'' Taygetis zippora'' Butler, 1869

References

* , 2005: Description of new ''Satyrinae'' from French Guiana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). ''Lambillionea'' CV sept.: 393-404. Euptychiina Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Satyrini-stub