Phystis

Updated on Jan 27, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Nymphalinae
Similar Janatella, Vanessula, Castilia, Catacroptera, Tegosa

Phystis is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States in the family Nymphalidae that contains the species Phystis simois.

Subspecies

P. s. chinchipensis (Hayward, 1964) (Peru)

P. s. pratti (Hall, 1935) (Peru)

P. s. simois (Hewitson, 1864) (Brazil)

P. s. variegata (Röber, 1913) (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru)

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