Pyronia is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Description These butterflies have vestigial forelegs that cannot be used for walking. Male forelegs exhibit two tarsal joints, while female forelegs have four.
Species Listed alphabetically:"Pyronia Hübner, " at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Pyronia bathseba (Fabricius, 1793) – Spanish gatekeeper (Morocco, Algeria, southwest Europe) Pyronia cecilia (Vallantin, 1894) – southern gatekeeper (Morocco, southern Europe, Asia Minor) Pyronia janiroides (Herrich-Schäffer, ) – false meadow brown (Algeria, Tunisia) Pyronia tithonus (Linnaeus, 1771) – gatekeeper or hedge brown (Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Morocco)
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