Paramacera allyni

Paramacera allyni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Satyrini
Genus: Paramacera
Species: P. allyni
Binomial name
Paramacera allyni
Miller, 1972[1]
Synonyms
  • Paramacera xicaque allyni

The Arizona Pine Satyr (Paramacera allyni) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from the mountains in south-eastern Arizona to Mexico.[2]

The wingspan is 35–48 mm. Adults have brown wings, with dark borders and unringed eyespots on the upperside. On the underside, there are dark irregular lines, a large eyespot at the tip of the forewing and six small eyespots on the hindwing. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.

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