Lethe (butterfly)

Lethe is a genus of butterflies in the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. It includes the treebrowns, woodbrowns, foresters and their relatives. The species in the genus Lethe occur in temperate-tropical southern and eastern Asia, up to Indonesia and in North America.
[file:Northern Pearly-eye - Lethe anthedon, Meadowood Farm SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia - 28524907924.jpg|thumb|Lethe anthedon, northern pearly-eye]
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Selected species

These 108 species belong to the genus Lethe.Lethe albolineata Poujade, 1884^{c g}Lethe andersoni ^{c g}Lethe anthedon ^{i g b} Lethe appalachia R. Chermock, 1947^{i g b} Lethe arete Cramer, 1780^{c g}Lethe argentata Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe armandina Oberthür, 1881^{c g} Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876^{c g} Lethe baileyi South, 1913^{c g}Lethe baladeva Moore, 1865^{c g} Lethe baucis Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe bhairava Moore, 1857^{c g} Lethe bojonia Fruhstorfer, 1913^gLethe brisanda de Nicéville, 1886^{c g}Lethe butleri Leech, 1889^{c g}

* Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe callipteris Butler, 1877^{c g}Lethe camilla Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe chandica Moore, 1857^{c g}
* Lethe chandica ratnacri Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe christophi Leech, 1891^{c g}
* Lethe christophi hanako Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897^{c g} Lethe creola ^{i g b} Lethe cybele Leech^{c g}Lethe cyrene Leech, 1890^{c g}Lethe dakwania Tytler, 1939^{c g}Lethe darena Felder, 1867^{c g}Lethe daretis Hewitson, 1863^{c g} Lethe dejeani Oberthür^{c g}Lethe delila Staudinger, 1896^{c g}Lethe diana Butler, 1866^{c g}
* Lethe diana australis Naritomi, 1943Lethe distans Butler, 1870^{c g} Lethe dora Staudinger, 1896^{c g}Lethe drypetis Hewitson, 1863^{c g} Lethe dura Marshall, 1882^{c g} Lethe dynsate Hewitson, 1863^{c g} Lethe dyrta Felder, 1867^{c g}Lethe elwesi Moore, 1892^gLethe europa Fabricius, 1775^{c g}
* Lethe europa pavida Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe eurydice ^{i c g b} Lethe fumosus Leussler, 1916^{c g}Lethe gemina Leech, 1891^{c g}
* Lethe gemina zaitha Fruhstorfer, 1914Lethe giancbozanoi Lang & Monastyrskii^gLethe goalpara Moore, 1865^{c g} Lethe gracilis Oberthür, 1886^{c g}Lethe gregoryi Watkins, 1927^gLethe gulnihal de Nicéville, 1887 - dull foresterLethe hecate Leech, 1891^{c g} Lethe helena Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe helle Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe insana Kollar, 1844^{c g}
* Lethe insana formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe insularis Fruhstorfer, 1911^{c g}Lethe irma Evans, 1923^{c g}Lethe jalaurida de Nicéville, 1880^{c g} Lethe kabrua Tytler, 1914^{c g} Lethe kanjupkula Tytler, 1914^{c g}Lethe kansa Moore, 1857^{c g} Lethe kinabalensis Okubo, 1979^{c g}Lethe labyrinthea Leech, 1890^{c g}Lethe lanaris Butler, 1877^{c g}Lethe laodamia Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe latiaris Hewitson, 1863^{c g} Lethe luteofasciata Poujade, 1884^{c g}Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880^{c g} Lethe manthara Felder, 1867^{c g}Lethe manzorum Poujade, 1884^{c g}Lethe margaritae Elwes, 1882^{c g} Lethe marginalis Motschulsky, 1860^{c g}Lethe mataja Fruhstorfer, 1908^{c g}Lethe mekara Moore, 1857^{c g} Lethe minerva Fabricius, 1775^{c g}Lethe moelleri Elwes, 1887^{c g} Lethe monilifera Oberthür, 1923^{c g}Lethe montana ^gLethe naga Doherty, 1889^{c g} Lethe nicetas Hewitson, - yellow woodbrownLethe nicetella de Nicéville, 1887 - small woodbrownLethe nicevillei Evans, 1924^{c g} Lethe nigrifascia Leech, 1890^{c g}Lethe ocellata Poujade, 1885^{c g} Lethe oculatissima Poujade, 1885^{c g}Lethe perimede Staudinger, 1895^{c g}Lethe portlandia ^{i b} Lethe procne Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe proxima Leech, 1892/94^{c g}Lethe ramadeva De Nicéville, 1887^{c g} Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787^{c g}
* Lethe rohria daemoniaca Fruhstorfer, 1908Lethe samio Doubleday, ^{c g}Lethe satyavati de Nicéville, 1880 - pallid foresterLethe satyrina Butler, 1871^{c g} Lethe scanda Moore, 1857^{c g} Lethe serbonis Hewitson, 1876^{c g}
* Lethe serbonis serbonis
* Lethe serbonis teestaLethe sicelis Hewitson, 1862^{c g}Lethe siderea Marshall, 1880^{c g} - scarce woodbrownLethe sidonis Hewitson, 1863^{c g} Lethe sinorix Hewitson, 1863^{c g} Lethe sisii Lang & Monastyrskii^gLethe sura Doubleday, ^{c g} Lethe syrcis Doubleday, ^{c g}Lethe titania Leech, 1891^{c g}Lethe trimacula Leech, 1890^{c g}Lethe tristigmata Elwes, 1887^{c g} Lethe vaivarta Doherty, 1886^{c g}Lethe verma Kollar, 1844^{c g}
* Lethe verma cintamani Fruhstorfer, 1848Lethe vindhya Felder, 1859^{c g} Lethe violaceopicta Poujade, 1884^{c g} Lethe visrava Moore, 1865^{c g} Lethe yantra Fruhstorfer, 1914^{c g}Lethe zachara Fruhstorfer^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net