satyrid

British

/ səˈtɪərɪd /

noun

any butterfly of the family Satyridae, having typically brown or dark wings with paler markings: includes the graylings, satyrs, browns, ringlets, and gatekeepers

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The observations recorded by Longstaff relate chiefly to various members of the Satyrid group.

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The last member of the family Satyrid� is the well-known Small Heath, that may be seen almost all over the British Isles on heaths, meadows and moors, from May to September.

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Satyrid�.—Including the 'Browns' and 'Heaths,' and numbering eleven species.

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