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Pyronia
Sign in to savePyronia is a genus of butterflies from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Collections
- DMNS, YPM, MSU, ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG IN BONN (ZFMK), RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM
- Recorded in
- Spain, Switzerland, Turkey
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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.
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