Biology:Lethe (genus)

Lethe
Lethe verma, straight-banded treebrown
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Elymniini
Genus:	Lethe Hübner, [1819]
Species
Numerous, see text
Synonyms
Zophoessa Debis

Lethe is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It includes the treebrowns, woodbrowns, foresters and their relatives. The species in the genus Lethe occur in temperate-tropical southern and eastern Asia, up to Indonesia and in North America. thumb|Lethe anthedon, northern pearly-eye thumb|Lethe

Selected species

These 108 species belong to the genus Lethe.

• Lethe albolineata Poujade, 1884 ^{c g}
• Lethe andersoni Atkinson, 1871 ^{c g}
• Lethe anthedon (A. Clark, 1936) ^{i g b} (northern pearly-eye)
• Lethe appalachia R. Chermock, 1947 ^{i g b} (Appalachian brown)
• Lethe arete Cramer, 1780 ^{c g}
• Lethe argentata Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe armandina Oberthür, 1881 ^{c g} (Chinese labyrinth )
• Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876 ^{c g} (small goldenfork )
• Lethe baileyi South, 1913 ^{c g}
• Lethe baladeva Moore, 1865 ^{c g} (treble silverstripe )
• Lethe baucis Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe bhairava Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (rusty forester)
• Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913 ^g
• Lethe brisanda de Nicéville, 1886 ^{c g}
• Lethe butleri Leech, 1889 ^{c g}
  • Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe callipteris Butler, 1877 ^{c g}
• Lethe camilla Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe chandica Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (angled red forester)
  • Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe christophi Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
  • Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897 ^{c g} (banded treebrown)
• Lethe creola (Skinner, 1897) ^{i g b} (creole pearly-eye)
• Lethe cybele Leech ^{c g}
• Lethe cyrene Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
• Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939 ^{c g}
• Lethe darena Felder, 1867 ^{c g}
• Lethe daretis Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (Sri Lanka treebrown)
• Lethe dejeani Oberthür ^{c g}
• Lethe delila Staudinger, 1896 ^{c g}
• Lethe diana Butler, 1866 ^{c g}
  • Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943
• Lethe distans Butler, 1870 ^{c g} (scarce red forester)
• Lethe dora Staudinger, 1896 ^{c g}
• Lethe drypetis Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (Tamil treebrown)
• Lethe dura Marshall, 1882 ^{c g} (scarce lilacfork)
• Lethe dynsate Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (Ceylon forester)
• Lethe dyrta Felder, 1867 ^{c g}
• Lethe elwesi Moore, 1892 ^g
• Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775 ^{c g} (bamboo treebrown)
  • Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763) ^{i c g b} (eyed brown)
• Lethe fumosus Leussler, 1916 ^{c g}
• Lethe gemina Leech, 1891 ^{c g} (Tytler's treebrown)
  • Lethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914
• Lethe giancbozanoi Lang & Monastyrskii ^g
• Lethe goalpara Moore, 1865 ^{c g} (large goldenfork)
• Lethe gracilis Oberthür, 1886 ^{c g}
• Lethe gregoryi Watkins, 1927 ^g
• Lethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887 - dull forester
• Lethe hecate Leech, 1891 ^{c g} (dull forester)
• Lethe helena Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe helle Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe insana Kollar, 1844 ^{c g} (common forester)
  • Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe insularis Fruhstorfer, 1911 ^{c g}
• Lethe irma Evans, 1923 ^{c g}
• Lethe jalaurida de Nicéville, 1880 ^{c g} (small silverfork)
• Lethe kabrua Tytler, 1914 ^{c g} (Manipur goldenfork)
• Lethe kanjupkula Tytler, 1914 ^{c g}
• Lethe kansa Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (bamboo forester)
• Lethe kinabalensis Okubo, 1979 ^{c g}
• Lethe labyrinthea Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
• Lethe lanaris Butler, 1877 ^{c g}
• Lethe laodamia Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe latiaris Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (pale forester)
• Lethe luteofasciata Poujade, 1884 ^{c g}
• Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880 ^{c g} (barred woodbrown)
• Lethe manthara Felder, 1867 ^{c g}
• Lethe manzorum Poujade, 1884 ^{c g}
• Lethe margaritae Elwes, 1882 ^{c g} (Bhutan treebrown)
• Lethe marginalis Motschulsky, 1860 ^{c g}
• Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908 ^{c g}
• Lethe mekara Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (common red forester)
• Lethe minerva Fabricius, 1775 ^{c g}
• Lethe moelleri Elwes, 1887 ^{c g} (Moeller's silverfork)
• Lethe monilifera Oberthür, 1923 ^{c g}
• Lethe montana ^g
• Lethe naga Doherty, 1889 ^{c g} (Naga treebrown)
• Lethe nicetas Hewitson, [1868] - yellow woodbrown
• Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887 - small woodbrown
• Lethe nicevillei Evans, 1924 ^{c g} (small woodbrown)
• Lethe nigrifascia Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
• Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885 ^{c g} (dismal mystic)
• Lethe oculatissima Poujade, 1885 ^{c g}
• Lethe perimede Staudinger, 1895 ^{c g}
• Lethe portlandia (Fabricius, 1781) ^{i b} (southern pearly-eye)
• Lethe procne Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe proxima Leech, 1892/94 ^{c g}
• Lethe ramadeva De Nicéville, 1887 ^{c g} (single silverstripe)
• Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787 ^{c g} (common treebrown)
  • Lethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908
• Lethe samio Doubleday, [1849] ^{c g}
• Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, 1880 - pallid forester
• Lethe satyrina Butler, 1871 ^{c g} (pallid forester)
• Lethe scanda Moore, 1857 ^{c g} (blue forester)
• Lethe serbonis Hewitson, 1876 ^{c g} (brown forester)
  • Lethe serbonis serbonis
  • Lethe serbonis teesta
• Lethe sicelis Hewitson, 1862 ^{c g}
• Lethe siderae Marshall, 1880 ^{c g}
• Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880 - scarce woodbrown
• Lethe sidonis Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (common woodbrown)
• Lethe sinorix Hewitson, 1863 ^{c g} (tailed red forester)
• Lethe sisii Lang & Monastyrskii ^g
• Lethe sura Doubleday, [1849] ^{c g} (lilacfork)
• Lethe syrcis Doubleday, [1849] ^{c g}
• Lethe titania Leech, 1891 ^{c g}
• Lethe trimacula Leech, 1890 ^{c g}
• Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887 ^{c g} (spotted mystic)
• Lethe vaivarta Doherty, 1886 ^{c g}
• Lethe verma Kollar, 1844 ^{c g} (straight-banded treebrown)
  • Lethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848
• Lethe vindhya Felder, 1859 ^{c g} (black forester)
• Lethe violaceopicta Poujade, 1884 ^{c g} (Manipur woodbrown)
• Lethe visrava Moore, 1865 ^{c g} (white-edged woodbrown)
• Lethe yantra Fruhstorfer, 1914 ^{c g}
• Lethe zachara Fruhstorfer ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

Wikidata ☰ Q768932 entry