SATYRINAE Satyrs, Morphos and Owl Butterflies FAUNA PARAGUAY

COMPARATIVE GALLERY: SATYRINAE - SATYRS, MORPHOS AND OWL BUTTERFLIES
Satyrs (Tribe Satyrini) are dull brown butterflies of forest undergrowth - they tend to shun sunlight. They are frequently abundant, but their dull colouration and small size makes identification difficult. Generally underwing patterns are more useful for identification purposes than upperwings. Satyrs are weak, fluttery fliers and there are an estimated 2000 species worldwide. Members of the Tribe Melanitini are large, atypical Satyrs. This subfamily now incorporates two further groups that were formerly given subfamilial status, the Morphini (ex-Morphinae) and Brassolini (ex-Brassolinae). Perhaps the most famous of all Neotropical butterflies are the Morphos (Tribe Morphini), huge, electric blue creatures with a characteristic lolloping flight. Owl Butterflies (Tribe Brassolini) are large and dramatic species. Butterflies in this group are somewhat crepuscular, and their cryptic underwing pattern and erratic flight style mean that they are often mistaken for moths.
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Online Resources
Satyrus is a website devoted to the Satyrini.

Gallery 5 - Tribe Satyrini - Hermeuptychia, Magneuptychia, Moneuptychia and Pareuptychia
FIGURE 5a - Hermes Satyr Hermeuptychia hermes - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 5b - Magneuptychia lea - location unknown (Ulf Drechsel www.pybio.org).
FIGURE 5c - Magneuptychia pallema - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith July 2008).
FIGURE 5d - Moneuptychia griseldis - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 5e - Moneuptychia paeon - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Jeni Oborn May 2008).
FIGURE 5f - Moneuptychia soter - Estancia Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Radhika Timbadia April 2010).
FIGURE 5g - Banded Flash Satyr Pareuptychia summandosa - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith June 2007).

Gallery 1 - Tribe Melanitini: Manataria, Tribe Morphini: Morpho
FIGURE 1a - Cream-banded Satyr Manataria hercyna - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2008).
FIGURE 1b - Blue Silk Morpho Morpho agea male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Jeni Oborn and inset Sylvia Qu May 2008).
FIGURE 1c - Helen´s Morpho Morpho helenor - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).

Gallery 2 - Tribe Brassolini - Brassolis, Caligo, Catoblepia, Dynastor and Eryphanis
FIGURE 2a - Fox Brassolis sophorae vulpecula atypical individual lacking clear dark Y-marks on forewing - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 2b - Giant Owl Caligo ilioneus - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar, Departamento Ñeembucú (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 2c - Catoblepia berecynthia - Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 2d - Darius Dynastor darius - IBIS Collection, University of Pilar, Departamento Ñeembucú (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 2e - Blue Shadow Eryphanis reevesii male - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2f - Blue Shadow Eryphanis reevesii female - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).

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Gallery 3 - Tribe Brassolini - Narope, Opisphanes and Selenophanes
FIGURE 3a - Narope cyllastros - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 3a - Narope cyllene - location unknown (Sergio Rios undated).
FIGURE 3c - Narope panniculus - Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Andres Contreras August 2008).
FIGURE 3d - Lowland Owlet Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus male - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 3e - Selenophanes cassiope - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2008).

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Gallery 4 - Tribe Satyrini - Amphidecta, Cissia, Erichtodes, Eteona and Forsterinaria
FIGURE 4a - Amphidecta pignerator - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith July 2008).
FIGURE 4b - Cissia terrestris - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 4c - Erichtodes narapa - Estancia Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Radhika Timbadia May 2010).
FIGURE 4d - Tisiphone Painted Satyr Eteona tisiphone - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper Jeni Oborn May 2008, lower Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 4e - Waved Satyr Forsterinaria necys - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 4f - Forsterinaria quantius - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith June 2007).

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Gallery 6 - Tribe Satyrini - Parypthimoides , Pharneuptychia and Posttaygetis
FIGURE 6a - Parypthimoides eous - Encarnación Fería Municipal, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 6b - Parypthimoides melobasis - Encarnación Fería Municipal, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 6c - Parypthimoides phronius - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 6d - Parypthimoides poltys - upper PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2007), lower Estancia Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Radhika Timbala April 2010).
FIGURE 6e - Innocent Satyr Pharneuptychia innocentia - Encarnación Fería Municipal, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 6f - Posttaygetis penelea - Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).

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Gallery 7 - Tribe Satyrini - Praepedaliodes, Pseudodebis ,Splendeuptychia and Taygetis
FIGURE 7a - Marbled Elf Satyr Praepedaliodes phanias - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 7b - White-dotted Satyr Pseudodebis euptychidia - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 7c - Two-coin Splendid Satyr Splendeuptychia hygina - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (upper Paul Smith September 2007, lower March 2007).
FIGURE 7d - One-coin Splendid Satyr Splendeuptychia libitina - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 7e - Andromeda Ur-Satyr Taygetis laches - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel April 2008).
FIGURE 7f - Rufous-margined Ur-Satyr Taygetis rufomarginata - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapua (Paul Smith May 2007).

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Gallery 8 - Tribe Satyrini - Taygetis and Yphthimoides
FIGURE 8a - Taygetis kerea - Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Radhika Timbadia April 2010).
FIGURE 8b - Sylvia´s Ur-Satyr Taygetis sylvia - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 8c - Taygetis tripunctata - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 8d - Hook-winged Ur-Satyr Taygetis ypthima - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Moriz Stiefel Smith April 2008).
FIGURE 8e - Yphthimoides affinis - Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Radhika Timbadia April 2010).
FIGURE 8f - Yphthimoides celmis - Kanguery, PN San Rafael (Radhika Timbadia May 2010).
FIGURE 8g - Yphthimoides mimula - Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapua (Paul Smith May 2007).
FIGURE 8h - Uniform Grass Satyr Yphthimoides straminea - Fería Municipal Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).

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Thanks to Ezequiel Nuñez-Bustos for assistance with butterfly identification.
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