Phystis

Phystis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Tribe:	Melitaeini
Genus:	Phystis; Higgins, 1981
Species:	P. simois
Binomial name
	Phystis simois; (Hewitson, 1864)
Synonyms
	Eresia simois Hewitson, 1864; Phyciodes pedrona Moulton, 1909; Phyciodes variegata Röber, 1913; Phyciodes simois var. nigrina Breyer, 1930; Phyciodes simois ab. nigrina Hayward, 1931; Phyciodes chinchipensis Hayward, 1964;

Phystis is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States in the family Nymphalidae. It contains the species Phystis simois.^[1]

Subspecies

P. s. chinchipensis (Hayward, 1964) (Peru)
P. s. pratti (Hall, 1935) (Peru)
P. s. simois (Hewitson, 1864) (Brazil)
P. s. variegata (Röber, 1913) (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru)

References

^ "Phystis Higgins, 1981" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[1] "Phystis Higgins, 1981" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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