Nymphalidae genera

Pseudoscada is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in [1879]. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

Pagyris is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

Oressinoma is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.

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Pampasatyrus is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.

Laringa is a genus of nymphalid butterfly found in South-east Asia.

Neurosigma is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its only species, Neurosigma siva, the panther or leopard, is found in Asia.

Heterosais is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1880. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

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Athyrtis is a butterfly genus of the Ithomiini tribe in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It is a monotypic genus, containing only Athyrtis mechanitis. The genus and the species were named by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862.

Veladyris is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Fox in 1945. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Veladyris pardalis, which is found in Ecuador and Peru.

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Lassipa is a genus of Asian butterflies distributed from India to Sulawesi. They resemble Neptis but are smaller and marked yellow not white.

Hypna is a butterfly genus of the family Nymphalidae. It is monotypic, containing only Hypna clytemnestra, the jazzy leafwing, marbled leafwing or silver-studded leafwing.

Caligopsis is a genus of owl butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.

Fabriciana is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, commonly found in Europe and Asia. The genus was erected by T. Reuss (T. Reuß) in 1920.

Harmilla is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Harmilla elegans, the elegant forester, which is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of swamp forests with a dense understorey.

Neomaniola is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Neomaniola euripides, which is found in Bolivia and Argentina.

Punapedaliodes is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.

Drucina is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae.

Pseudoneptis is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species Pseudoneptis bugandensis, the blue sailer or blue sergeant. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forest with a canopy, including dry and disturbed forests.

Abananote is a genus of butterflies from north-western South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see Acraea.

Algia is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia. The genus ranges from Burma to New Guinea.

Thyridia is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1816. Its only species is Thyridia psidii, the Melantho tigerwing or clapping ticlear. It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae and is found in the Neotropical zone.

Fountainea is a genus of Neotropical leaf butterflies. Their wing undersides usually mimic dead leaves.

Catacore kolyma, the Kolyma eighty-eight, is the only species in the genus Catacore. It is a member of the brush-footed butterfly family and is found in the Neotropical realm, ranging from Colombia to Peru.

Eretris is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. The genus was erected by Theodor Otto Thieme in 1905.

Hyantis is a monotypic nymphalid butterfly genus. Its sole species is Hyantis hodeva, which is found in New Guinea. It is uncertain which tribe this butterfly should be placed within.

Epityches is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by d'Almeida in 1938. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Its sole species is Epityches eupompe.

Metamorpha is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalinae. Its one species, Metamorpha elissa, is found in Suriname.

Euryphaedra is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Euryphaedra thauma, which is found in Cameroon and Gabon.

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Mcclungia is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Fox in 1940. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. The genus is monotypic, containing only Mcclungia cymo named by Jacob Hübner in 1806.

Scada is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by William Forsell Kirby in 1871. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

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Xanthotaenia is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. Its single species is Xanthotaenia busiris, the yellow-banded nymph. They can be identified by a yellow strip along their forewings.

Blepolenis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Morphinae.

Placidina is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by d'Almeida in 1928. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It is a monotypic genus, containing only Placidina euryanassa described by father-and-son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1860.

Chonala is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in eastern Asia.

Pseudargynnis is a monotypic butterfly genus. The single species Pseudargynnis hegemone, the false fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of open grassy and marshy habitats in tropical savanna and open forests.

Aremfoxia is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. The genus was named by Herman G. Real in 1971. Its one species, Aremfoxia ferra, was described by Richard Haensch in 1909.

Yramea is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in South America.

Megoleria is a genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Constantino in 1999. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.

Amnosia decora, the Ninja, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae (Pseudergolinae). It is found in the Indomalayan realm. It is the sole member of the monotypic genus Amnosia.

Thauria or the junglekings is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. The genus ranges from Burma to Borneo. The butterflies are large and brightly coloured on the dorsal surface. There is a transverse white stripe on the forewing and one or two white apical spots. The hindwing has a broad yellow margin. The ventral wing surfaces are disruptively patterned and look like dead leaves, allowing the butterflies to blend into leaf litter on the forest floor. Cryptic ventral patterns have arisen multiple times in various forest-floor dwelling groups of Nymphalidae.