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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Satyrs, Morphos, and Allies (Subfamily Satyrinae)

-Alpines, Arctics, Nymphs and Satyrs (Tribe Satyrini)

-Subtribe Euptychiina

-Genus Vareuptychia

-Two-pupil Satyr (Vareuptychia themis)


The Two-pupil Satyr (Vareuptychia themis, formerly Cissia themis) is a small Neotropical butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is a sibling species to the One-pupil Satyr (V. similis) and is famously difficult to distinguish from it without close inspection of the wing undersides. The wings are primarily a dull, earthy brown on the upperside. The underside is marked with a row of yellow-ringed black eyespots and two central dark brown lines. It typically inhabits drier forests, disturbed forest areas, and scrubby habitats.

Two-pupil Satyr

Vareuptychia themis

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