Melanocyma

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Melanocyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Amathusiini
Genus: Melanocyma
Westwood, 1858
Species

A single member
Melanocyma faunula - Pallid Faun

Melanocyma is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are among the butterflies commonly known as "fauns" or "duffers".