Satyrinae
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{{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==
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==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]
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