Satyrinae 2333934 217834464 2008-06-07T22:17:34Z Zorrobot 7218328 robot Adding: [[no:Ringvinger]] {{Taxobox | name = Satyrinae | image = Coenonympha arcania (HS).jpg | image_width = 220px | image_caption = ''[[Coenonympha arcania]]'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] | unranked_familia = [[Rhopalocera]] | superfamilia = [[Papilionoidea]] | familia = [[Nymphalidae]] | subfamilia = '''Satyrinae''' | subfamilia_authority = | diversity = Over 280 genera<br/>Presently some 2,400 species | diversity_link = List of Satyrinae genera | subdivision_ranks = [[Tribe (biology)|Tribe]]s | subdivision = [[Elymniini]]<br/> [[Eritini]]<br/> [[Haeterini]]<br/> [[Melanitini]]<br/> [[Ragadiini]]<br/> [[Satyrini]]<br/> and see text. | synonyms = Satyridae }} {{wikispecies|Satyrinae}} '''Satyrinae''', the '''satyrines''' or '''satyrids''', commonly known as the '''Browns''', is a [[subfamily]] of the [[Nymphalidae]] (brush-footed [[butterflies]]). They were formerly considered a distinct [[family (biology)|family]], '''Satyridae'''. This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies. It is estimated that the true number of Satyrinae [[species]] may exceed 2400.<ref name="Lepidoptera Taxome">{{cite web|author=The Lepidoptera Taxome Project, Centre for Ecology and Evolution, University College London.|year=2007|title=Taxonomy of butterflies: the scale of the problem |accessdate=September 7|accessyear=2007|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/rhopnos.html}}</ref> They are generally weak fliers and often shun bright sunlight. The [[caterpillar]]s feed chiefly on [[monocotyledon]]ous plants such as [[palm]]s, [[grass]]es and [[bamboo]]s. The [[Morphinae]] are sometimes united with this group. The [[taxonomy]] and [[systematics]] of the subfamily is under heavy revision. Much of the early pioneering work of L. D. Miller (e.g. Miller 1968) has helped significantly by creating some sort of order. ''[[Dyndirus]]'' <small>Capronnier, 1874</small> is a satyrid ''incertae sedis''. Other than this [[genus]], according to the latest studies on the classification of Nymphalidae all satyrines have been assigned to one of the 6 [[tribe (biology)|tribe]]s, at least preliminarily (Wahlberg ''fide'' Savela 2007). See the tribe pages for detailed lists. ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==References== *{{aut|Miller, L.D.}} (1968): The higher classification, phylogeny and zoogeography of the Satyridae (Lepidoptera). ''[[American Entomological Society|Mem. Am. Entomol. Soc.]]'' '''24''': [vi] + iv + 1-174. * {{aut|Savela, Markku}} (2007): [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/index.html Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Satyrinae]. Version of 2007-MAY-12. Retrieved 2007-MAY-31. ==External links== * [http://www.satyrus.net/ Pictorial guide on Neotropical Satyrinae] [[Category:Satyrinae|*]] {{nymphalidae-stub}} [[de:Augenfalter]] [[fr:Satyrinae]] [[fy:Sâneachflinters]] [[it:Satyrinae]] [[nl:Satyrinae]] [[ja:ジャノメチョウ]] [[no:Ringvinger]] [[pl:Oczennicowate]] [[ru:Бархатницы]] [[sv:Gräsfjärilar]] [[zh:眼蝶亞科]]