Lethe (butterfly)

''Lethe'' is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It includes the treebrowns, woodbrowns, foresters and their relatives. The species in the genus ''Lethe'' occur in temperate-tropical southern and eastern Asia, up to Indonesia and in North America.
''Lethe anthedon'', northern pearly-eye
''Lethe''

Selected species

These 108 species belong to the genus ''Lethe''.

* '' Lethe albolineata'' Poujade, 1884 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe andersoni'' (Atkinson, 1871) ^{c g}
* '' Lethe anthedon'' (A. Clark, 1936) ^{i g b} (northern pearly-eye)
* '' Lethe appalachia'' R. Chermock, 1947 ^{i g b} (Appalachian brown)
* '' Lethe arete'' Cramer, 1780 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe argentata'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe armandina'' Oberthür, 1881 ^{c g} (Chinese labyrinth )
* '' Lethe atkinsonia'' Hewitson, 1876 ^{c g} (small goldenfork )
* '' Lethe baileyi'' South, 1913 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe baladeva'' Moore, 1865 ^{c g} (treble silverstripe )
* '' Lethe baucis'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* ''Lethe bhairava'' Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (rusty forester)
* '' Lethe bojonia'' Fruhstorfer, 1913 ^g
* '' Lethe brisanda'' de Nicéville, 1886 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe butleri'' Leech, 1889 ^{c g}
** ''Lethe butleri periscelis'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* ''Lethe callipteris'' Butler, 1877 ^{c g}
* ''Lethe camilla'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* ''Lethe chandica'' Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (angled red forester)
** ''Lethe chandica ratnacri'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* ''Lethe christophi'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
** ''Lethe christophi hanako'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* ''Lethe confusa'' Aurivillius, 1897 ^{c g} (banded treebrown)
* ''Lethe creola'' (Skinner, 1897) ^{i g b} (creole pearly-eye)
* ''Lethe cybele'' Leech ^{c g}
* ''Lethe cyrene'' Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
* ''Lethe dakwania'' Tytler, 1939 ^{c g}
* ''Lethe darena'' Felder, 1867 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe daretis'' Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (Sri Lanka treebrown)
* '' Lethe dejeani'' Oberthür ^{c g}
* '' Lethe delila'' Staudinger, 1896 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe diana'' Butler, 1866 ^{c g}
** ''Lethe diana australis'' Naritomi, 1943
* '' Lethe distans'' Butler, 1870 ^{c g} (scarce red forester)
* '' Lethe dora'' Staudinger, 1896 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe drypetis'' Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (Tamil treebrown)
* '' Lethe dura'' Marshall, 1882 ^{c g} (scarce lilacfork)
* '' Lethe dynsate'' Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (Ceylon forester)
* '' Lethe dyrta'' Felder, 1867 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe elwesi'' Moore, 1892 ^g
* '' Lethe europa'' Fabricius, 1775 ^{c g} (bamboo treebrown)
** ''Lethe europa pavida'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* '' Lethe eurydice'' (Linnaeus, 1763) ^{i c g b} (eyed brown)
* '' Lethe fumosus'' Leussler, 1916 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe gemina'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g} (Tytler's treebrown)
** ''Lethe gemina zaitha'' Fruhstorfer, 1914
* '' Lethe giancbozanoi'' Lang & Monastyrskii ^g
* '' Lethe goalpara'' Moore, 1865 ^{c g} (large goldenfork)
* '' Lethe gracilis'' Oberthür, 1886 ^{c g}
* ''Lethe gregoryi'' Watkins, 1927 ^g
* '' Lethe gulnihal'' de Nicéville, 1887 - dull forester
* '' Lethe hecate'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g} (dull forester)
* '' Lethe helena'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe helle'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe insana'' Kollar, 1844 ^{c g} (common forester)
** ''Lethe insana formosana'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* '' Lethe insularis'' Fruhstorfer, 1911 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe irma'' Evans, 1923 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe jalaurida'' de Nicéville, 1880 ^{c g} (small silverfork)
* '' Lethe kabrua'' Tytler, 1914 ^{c g} (Manipur goldenfork)
* '' Lethe kanjupkula'' Tytler, 1914 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe kansa'' Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (bamboo forester)
* '' Lethe kinabalensis'' Okubo, 1979 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe labyrinthea'' Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe lanaris'' Butler, 1877 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe laodamia'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe latiaris'' Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (pale forester)
* '' Lethe luteofasciata'' Poujade, 1884 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe maitrya'' de Nicéville, 1880 ^{c g} (barred woodbrown)
* '' Lethe manthara'' Felder, 1867 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe manzorum'' Poujade, 1884 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe margaritae'' Elwes, 1882 ^{c g} (Bhutan treebrown)
* '' Lethe marginalis'' Motschulsky, 1860 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe mataja'' Fruhstorfer, 1908 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe mekara'' Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (common red forester)
* '' Lethe minerva'' Fabricius, 1775 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe moelleri'' Elwes, 1887 ^{c g} (Moeller's silverfork)
* '' Lethe monilifera'' Oberthür, 1923 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe montana'' ^g
* '' Lethe naga'' Doherty, 1889 ^{c g} (Naga treebrown)
* '' Lethe nicetas'' Hewitson, 868/small> - yellow woodbrown
* '' Lethe nicetella'' de Nicéville, 1887 - small woodbrown
* '' Lethe nicevillei'' Evans, 1924 ^{c g} (small woodbrown)
* '' Lethe nigrifascia'' Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe ocellata'' Poujade, 1885 ^{c g} (dismal mystic)
* '' Lethe oculatissima'' Poujade, 1885 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe perimede'' Staudinger, 1895 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe portlandia'' (Fabricius, 1781) ^{i b} (southern pearly-eye)
* '' Lethe procne'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe proxima'' Leech, 1892/94 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe ramadeva'' De Nicéville, 1887 ^{c g} (single silverstripe)
* '' Lethe rohria'' Fabricius, 1787 ^{c g} (common treebrown)
** ''Lethe rohria daemoniaca'' Fruhstorfer, 1908
* '' Lethe samio'' Doubleday, 849/small> ^{c g}
* '' Lethe satyavati'' de Nicéville, 1880 - pallid forester
* '' Lethe satyrina'' Butler, 1871 ^{c g} (pallid forester)
* '' Lethe scanda'' Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (blue forester)
* '' Lethe serbonis'' Hewitson, 1876 ^{c g} (brown forester)
** ''Lethe serbonis serbonis''
** ''Lethe serbonis teesta''
* '' Lethe sicelis'' Hewitson, 1862 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe siderea'' Marshall, 1880 ^{c g} - scarce woodbrown
* '' Lethe sidonis'' Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (common woodbrown)
* '' Lethe sinorix'' Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (tailed red forester)
* '' Lethe sisii'' Lang & Monastyrskii ^g
* '' Lethe sura'' Doubleday, 849/small> ^{c g} (lilacfork)
* '' Lethe syrcis'' Doubleday, 849/small> ^{c g}
* '' Lethe titania'' Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe trimacula'' Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe tristigmata'' Elwes, 1887 ^{c g} (spotted mystic)
* '' Lethe vaivarta'' Doherty, 1886 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe verma'' Kollar, 1844 ^{c g} (straight-banded treebrown)
** ''Lethe verma cintamani'' Fruhstorfer, 1848
* '' Lethe vindhya'' Felder, 1859 ^{c g} (black forester)
* '' Lethe violaceopicta'' Poujade, 1884 ^{c g} (Manipur woodbrown)
* '' Lethe visrava'' Moore, 1865 ^{c g} (white-edged woodbrown)
* '' Lethe yantra'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 ^{c g}
* '' Lethe zachara'' Fruhstorfer ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
"''Lethe'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lethe (Butterfly)

Lethe (butterfly)">
Satyrini">Lethe (butterfly)">
Satyrini
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner">Satyrini
Butterfly genera">Satyrini">Lethe (butterfly)">
Satyrini
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner