Lethe (genus)

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Lethe
Straight-banded Treebrown Lethe verma
Straight-banded Treebrown
Lethe verma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Elymniini
Genus: Lethe
Hübner, [1819]
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms

Zophoessa

Straight-banded Treebrown Lethe verma at Kasol (6,500 ft.) in Kullu Distt. of Himachal, India
Straight-banded Treebrown Lethe verma at Kasol (6,500 ft.) in Kullu Distt. of Himachal, India

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.

[edit] Selected species

  • Lethe andersoni (Atkinson, 1871)
  • Chinese Labyrinth, Lethe armandina Oberthür, 1881
  • Small Goldenfork, Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876
  • Treble Silverstripe, Lethe baladeva (Moore, 1886)
  • Rusty Forester, Lethe bhairava (Moore, 1857)
  • Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913
  • Lethe butleri
    • Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Angled Red Forester, Lethe chandica (Moore, 1858)
    • Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Lethe christophi
    • Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Banded Treebrown, Lethe confusa
  • Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939
  • Lethe diana
    • Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943
  • Scarce Red Forester, Lethe distans Butler, 1870
  • Tamil Treebrown, Lethe drypetis
  • Scarce Lilacfork, Lethe dura (Marshall, 1882)
  • Bamboo Treebrown, Lethe europa
    • Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Tytler's Treebrown, Lethe gemina Leech, 1891
    • Lethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914
  • Large Goldenfork, Lethe goalpara (Moore, 1865)
  • Dull Forester, Lethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887
  • Common Forester, Lethe insana (Kollar, 1844)
    • Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Small Silverfork, Lethe jalaurida (de Nicéville, 1880)
  • Bamboo Forester, Lethe kansa (Moore, 1857)
  • Manipur Goldenfork, Lethe kabrua Tytler, 1914
  • Pale Forester, Lethe latiaris Hewitson, 1863
  • Bhutan Treebrown, Lethe margaritae (Elwes, 1882)
  • Barred Woodbrown, Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880
  • Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Common Red Forester, Lethe mekara (Moore, [1858])
  • Moeller's Silverfork, Lethe moelleri (Elwes, 1887)
  • Naga Treebrown, Lethe naga Doherty, 1889
  • Yellow Woodbrown, Lethe nicetas Hewitson, [1868]
  • Small Woodbrown, Lethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887
  • Dismal Mystic, Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885
  • Single Silverstripe, Lethe ramadeva (de Nicéville, 1887)
  • Common Treebrown, Lethe rohria
    • Lethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Blue Forester, Lethe scanda (Moore, 1857)
  • Pallid Forester, Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, 1880
  • Brown Forester, Lethe serbonis (Hewitson, 1876)
    • Lethe serbonis serbonis
    • Lethe serbonis teesta
  • Scarce Woodbrown, Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880
  • Common Woodbrown, Lethe sidonis (Hewitson, 1863)
  • Tailed Red Forester, Lethe sinorix (Hewitson, 1863)
  • Lilacfork, Lethe sura (Doubleday, 1849)
  • Spotted Mystic, Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887
  • Straight-banded Treebrown, Lethe verma (Kollar, 1844)
    • Lethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848
  • Black Forester, Lethe vindhya (Felder & Felder, 1859)
  • Manipur Woodbrown, Lethe violaceopicta (Poujade, 1884)
  • White-edged Woodbrown, Lethe visrava (Moore, 1865)