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''Gnophodes'' is a genus of
butterflies 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 ...
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 ...
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Species

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Gnophodes betsimena ''Gnophodes betsimena'', the banded evening brown, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–70 mm for females. Adults are probably on wing year round, but u ...
'' (Boisduval, 1833) – banded evening brown *'' Gnophodes chelys'' (Fabricius, 1793) – dusky evening brown or lobed evening brown *'' Gnophodes grogani'' Sharpe, 1901


References


"''Gnophodes'' Doubleday, [1849]"
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at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Melanitini Butterfly genera Taxa named by Edward Doubleday {{Satyrinae-stub