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{{Short description|Genus of butterflies}} |
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| image = A gatekeeper butterfly.jpg |
| image = A gatekeeper butterfly.jpg |
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| image_caption = Gatekeeper (''[[Pyronia tithonus]]'') |
| image_caption = Gatekeeper (''[[Pyronia tithonus]]'') |
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| taxon = Pyronia |
| taxon = Pyronia |
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| authority = [[Jacob Hübner|Hübner]], [1819] |
| authority = [[Jacob Hübner|Hübner]], [1819] |
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*''Idata'' <small>de Lesse, 1952</small> |
* ''Idata'' <small>de Lesse, 1952</small> |
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*''Pasiphana'' <small>de Lesse, 1952</small> |
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== Description == |
== Description == |
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These butterflies have vestigial forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit |
These butterflies have [[Vestigiality|vestigial]] forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit two tarsal joints, while female forelegs have four.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/genus.php?name=Pyronia|title=UK Butterflies - Pyronia|website=www.ukbutterflies.co.uk|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref> |
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==Species== |
== Species == |
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Listed alphabetically:<ref>[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/pyronia/ "''Pyronia'' Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref> |
Listed alphabetically:<ref>[http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/pyronia/ "''Pyronia'' Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref> |
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*''[[Pyronia bathseba]]'' <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small> – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe) |
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* ''[[Pyronia bathseba]]'' <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small> – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe) |
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* ''[[Pyronia cecilia]]'' <small>(Vallantin, 1894)</small> – southern gatekeeper (Morocco, southern Europe, Asia Minor) |
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*''[[Pyronia janiroides]]'' <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])</small> – false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia) |
* ''[[Pyronia coenonympha]]'' <small>Felder, 1865</small> – (Himalayas) |
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* ''[[Pyronia janiroides]]'' <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, [1851])</small> – false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia) |
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*''[[Pyronia tithonus]]'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small> – gatekeeper or hedge brown (Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Morocco) |
* ''[[Pyronia tithonus]]'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small> – gatekeeper or hedge brown (Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Morocco) |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{commons category}} |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Pyronia|''Pyronia''}} |
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 10 April 2024
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| Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subtribe: | Maniolina |
| Genus: | Pyronia Hübner, [1819] |
| Diversity | |
| Five species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyronia is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Description[edit]
These butterflies have vestigial forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit two tarsal joints, while female forelegs have four.[1]
Species[edit]
Listed alphabetically:[2]
- Pyronia bathseba (Fabricius, 1793) – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe)
- Pyronia cecilia (Vallantin, 1894) – southern gatekeeper (Morocco, southern Europe, Asia Minor)
- Pyronia coenonympha Felder, 1865 – (Himalayas)
- Pyronia janiroides (Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) – false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia)
- Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1771) – gatekeeper or hedge brown (Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Morocco)
References[edit]
- ^ "UK Butterflies - Pyronia". www.ukbutterflies.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Pyronia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links[edit]
Media related to Pyronia at Wikimedia Commons
