''Megisto'' 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 ...

of the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...

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

*'' Megisto cymela'' (Cramer, 777 – little wood satyr **''Megisto cymela viola'' (Maynard, 1891) – Viola's wood satyr''Megisto''
BugGuide *'' Megisto rubricata'' (Edwards, 1871) – red satyr S (New Mexico, Oklahoma), Mexico, Guatemala

References

Euptychiina Nymphalidae of South America Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Butterfly genera {{Satyrini-stub