''Satyrus'' 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 ...

. The genus was erected by

Pierre André Latreille Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoology, zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained hi ...

in 1810. The species in the genus ''Satyrus'' occur in Europe and

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Species

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Satyrus actaea ''Satyrus actaea'', the black satyr, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-Western Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Iran and Baluchistan (Pakistan), Baluchistan (SW Pakistan). The length of the forewings is 24 to 28 mm. U ...

'' (Esper, 1780) *'' Satyrus ferula'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Satyrus stheno'' Grum-Grshimailo, 1887 *'' Satyrus virbius'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1843 *'' Satyrus amasinus'' Staudinger, 1861 *'' Satyrus iranicus'' Schwingenschuss, 1939 *'' Satyrus effendi'' Nekrutenko, 1989 *'' Satyrus daubi'' Gross & Ebert, 1975 *'' Satyrus nana'' Staudinger, 1886 *'' Satyrus pimpla'' C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867 *'' Satyrus orphei'' Schchetkin, 1985 *'' Satyrus favonius'' Staudinger, 1892 *'' Satyrus parthicus'' Lederer, 1869

References

Satyrini Butterfly genera Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Satyrini-stub