''Manataria hercyna'', the white-spotted satyr, is the only member of the

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''Manataria'' 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 ...

. It is found in the

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zone."''Manataria'' Kirby, [1904]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Subspecies

*''M. h. hercyna'' – (Brazil, Peru) *''Manataria maculata">M. h. maculata'' (Hopffer, 1874) – (Costa Rica, Mexico) *''M. h. hyrnethia'' Fruhstorfer, 1912 – (Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia) *''M. h. distincta'' (Lathy, 1918) – (French Guiana) *''M. h. daguana'' (Neustetter, 1929) – (Colombia)

References

Butterflies described in 1821 Melanitini Lepidoptera of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Satyrinae-stub