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Yellow-spiked Ur-Satyr
Roger Rittmaster, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Yellow-spiked Ur-Satyr

Posttaygetis penelea (Cramer, 1779)

Names

EnglishYellow-spiked Ur-Satyr
Dutch—
SpanishVariopinta
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific namePosttaygetis penelea (Cramer, 1779)

About this species

The Yellow-spiked Ur-Satyr (Posttaygetis penelea) is a species of the family Nymphalidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 9 times (GBIF), between 2018 and 2025. iNaturalist users have shared 5 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Sipaliwini and Commewijne.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusPosttaygetis

In Suriname

9Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
2018First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini6
  • Commewijne2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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