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).
![FIGURE 1a FIGURE 1a](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 84 Manataria hercyna procosara 5 mar 08.jpg) | FIGURE 1a |
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![FIGURE 1b FIGURE 1b](SAN RAFAEL BUTTERFLIES 113 Morpho agea agea Jeni Oborn 17 mayo 08.jpg) | FIGURE 1b |
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![FIGURE 1c FIGURE 1c](TIROLNEW 1 Morpho helenor.jpg) | FIGURE 1c |
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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).
![FIGURE 2a FIGURE 2a](ENCARNACION 95 Brassolis sophorae vulpecula 28 oct 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2a |
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![FIGURE 2b FIGURE 2b](Caligo illioneus IBIS COLLECTION.jpg) | FIGURE 2b |
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![FIGURE 2c FIGURE 2c](Catoblepia berecynthia unditaenia 23 oct 08 mbaracayu.jpg) | FIGURE 2c |
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![FIGURE 2d FIGURE 2d](Dynastor darius.jpg) | FIGURE 2d |
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![FIGURE 2e FIGURE 2e](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 53b Eryphanis reevesi male 27 nov san rafael o7.jpg) | FIGURE 2e |
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![FIGURE 2f FIGURE 2f](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 53 Eryphanis reevesi female 27 nov san rafael o7.jpg) | FIGURE 2f |
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![FIGURE 3a FIGURE 3a](Narope cyllastros 19 oct 08 lag blanca.jpg) | FIGURE 3a |
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![FIGURE 3b FIGURE 3b](Narope cyllene sergio.jpg) | FIGURE 3b |
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![FIGURE 3c FIGURE 3c](Narope panniculus Mbaracayu August 08 andres.JPG) | FIGURE 3c |
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![FIGURE 3d FIGURE 3d](ENCARNACION 8b Opsiphanes invirae amplificatus.jpg) | FIGURE 3d |
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![FIGURE 3e FIGURE 3e](Selenophanes cassiope guarany 19 nov 08 san rafael.jpg) | FIGURE 3e |
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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).
![FIGURE 4a FIGURE 4a](Amphidecta pignerator San Rafael June 08.jpg) | FIGURE 4a |
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![FIGURE 4b FIGURE 4b](TIROLNEW 41 Cissia terrestris.jpg) | FIGURE 4b |
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![FIGURE 4c FIGURE 4c](Erichtodes narapa radhika kanguery may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 4c |
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![FIGURE 4d FIGURE 4d](SAN RAFAEL 27B Eteona tisiphone composite upper jeni oborn 20 may 08.jpg) | FIGURE 4d |
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![FIGURE 4e FIGURE 4e](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 11 Forsterinaria necys.jpg) | FIGURE 4e |
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![FIGURE 4f FIGURE 4f](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 3 Forsterinaria quantius.jpg) | FIGURE 4f |
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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).
![FIGURE 5a FIGURE 5a](ENCARNACION 29c Hermeuptychia hermes 8 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 5a |
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![FIGURE 5b FIGURE 5b](Magneuptychia lea www.pybio.org.jpg) | FIGURE 5b |
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![FIGURE 5c FIGURE 5c](Magneuptychia pallema SR 4.jpg) | FIGURE 5c |
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![FIGURE 5d FIGURE 5d](Moneuptychia griseldis 2 july 08 sr 3.jpg) | FIGURE 5d |
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![FIGURE 5e FIGURE 5e](Moneuptychia paeon JENI 21 MAYO 08 PROC.jpg) | FIGURE 5e |
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![FIGURE 5f FIGURE 5f](Moneuptychia soter radhika timbala kanguery apr 10.jpg) | FIGURE 5f |
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![FIGURE 5g FIGURE 5g](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 10 Pareuptychia summandosa.jpg) | FIGURE 5g |
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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).
![FIGURE 6a FIGURE 6a](FERIA MUNICIPAL 14 Parypthimoides eous 5 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 6a |
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![FIGURE 6b FIGURE 6b](FERIA MUNICIPAL 16b Parypthimoides melobasis 6 sep 07.jpg) | FIGURE 6b |
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![FIGURE 6c FIGURE 6c](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 26 Parypthimoides phronius.jpg) | FIGURE 6c |
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![FIGURE 6d FIGURE 6d](Parypthimoides poltys composite.jpg) | FIGURE 6d |
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![FIGURE 6e FIGURE 6e](FERIA MUNICIPAL 13c Pharneuptychia innocenentia.jpg) | FIGURE 6e |
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![FIGURE 6f FIGURE 6f](Posttaygetis penelea 20 oct 08 lag blanca.jpg) | FIGURE 6f |
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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).
![FIGURE 7a FIGURE 7a](SAN RAFAEL 45 Praepedaliodes phanias.jpg) | FIGURE 7a |
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![FIGURE 7b FIGURE 7b](SAN RAFAEL 25 Pseudodebis euptychidia.jpg) | FIGURE 7b |
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![FIGURE 7c FIGURE 7c](SAN RAFAEL 82b Splendeuptychia hygina.jpg) | FIGURE 7c |
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![FIGURE 7d FIGURE 7d](ENCARNACION 77 Splendeuptychia libitina.jpg) | FIGURE 7d |
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![FIGURE 7e FIGURE 7e](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 110 Taygetis laches april 08 moriz.jpg) | FIGURE 7e |
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![FIGURE 7f FIGURE 7f](TIROLNEW 3 Taygetis rufomarginata.jpg) | FIGURE 7f |
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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).
![FIGURE 8a FIGURE 8a](Taygetis kerea kanguery april 10 radhika timbala.jpg) | FIGURE 8a |
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![FIGURE 8b FIGURE 8b](SAN RAFAEL 38 Taygetis sylvia.jpg) | FIGURE 8b |
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![FIGURE 8c FIGURE 8c](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 14 Taygetis tripunctata quizas.jpg) | FIGURE 8c |
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![FIGURE 8d FIGURE 8d](SAN RAF BUTTERFLIES 34d Taygetis ypthima april 08 moriz.jpg) | FIGURE 8d |
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![FIGURE 8e FIGURE 8e](81.571b Ypthimoides affinis kanguery radhika april 10.jpg) | FIGURE 8e |
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![FIGURE 8f FIGURE 8f](Ypthimoides celmis radhika kanguery may 10.jpg) | FIGURE 8f |
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![FIGURE 8g FIGURE 8g](TIROLNEW 44 Ypthimoides mimula.jpg) | FIGURE 8g |
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![FIGURE 8h FIGURE 8h](FERIA MUNICIPAL 18 Ypthimoides straminea.jpg) | FIGURE 8h |
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Thanks to Ezequiel Nuñez-Bustos for assistance with butterfly identification.
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