Red Satyr

Cissia rubricata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nymphalidae

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Red Satyr
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY

The red satyr, scientific name Cissia rubricata, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family first described by William Henry Edwards in 1871. It lives in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The red satyr is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kansas.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Red Satyr photo 2
Photo: Brooke Smith, CC BY
Red Satyr photo 3
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY
Red Satyr photo 4
Photo: Brooke Smith, CC BY
Red Satyr photo 5
Photo: Jo Roberts, CC BY

Same family (Nymphalidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissia_rubricata

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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