Pyronia janiroides

Pyronia janiroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pyronia
Species:
P. janiroides
Binomial name
Pyronia janiroides
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Epinephele janiroides Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
  • Pyronia abbreviata Seitz, 1908
  • Pyronia tisamene Boisduval, 1876

Pyronia janiroides, the false meadow brown, is a species of brush-footed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by entomologist and physician Gottlieb August Herrich-Schäffer in 1851 and is found in northern Africa, most commonly Algeria and Tunisia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Pyronia janiroides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Pyronia janiroides". satyrinae.yolasite.com. Retrieved 2026-10-13.