Sinonympha
Genus of butterflies
| Sinonympha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Sinonympha Lee, 1974 [1] |
| Species: | S. amoena |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinonympha amoena Lee, 1974 | |
Sinonympha is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae (subfamily Satyrinae). The genus contains the single species Sinonympha amoena, which is found only in western China.
Synonymy
Sinonympha avinoffi (Schaus, 1927) is conspecific and has date priority.
References
- ^ Lee, Cl. 1974; Some new species of Rhopalocera from China. IV Acta ent. Sinica 17 (2): 198-204
- "Sinonympha Lee, 1974" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Sinonympha.
- Images representing Sinonympha amoena at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
