Heteropsis (butterfly)

Heteropsis is an Afrotropical butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Heteropsis
H. vola, Madagascar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Elymniini
Subtribe: Mycalesina
Genus: Heteropsis
Westwood, 1850
Type species
Heteropsis drepana
Westwood, 1850
Diversity
About 60 species
Synonyms
  • Henotesia Butler, 1879
  • Houlbertia Oberthür, 1916
  • Masoura Hemming, 1964
  • Smithia Mabille, [1880]
  • Gallienia Oberthür, 1916
  • Admiratio Hemming, 1964
male H. avaratra
female H. avaratra
female H. avaratra

Species


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