satyrid

/ səˈtɪərɪd /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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