Cissia

Cissia is a genus of satyrid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

• Cissia cleophes <small>(Godman & Salvin, 1889)</small> – Salvin's satyr
• Cissia eous <small>(Butler, 1867)</small> - brown satyr
• Cissia joyceae <small>Singer, DeVries & Ehrlich, 1983</small>
• Cissia penelope <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small> – Penelope's ringlet
• =Cissia moneta <small>(Weymer, 1911)</small> [syn.]
• Cissia pompilia <small>(C. & R. Felder, [1867])</small> – plain satyr
• Cissia proba <small>(Weymer, 1911)</small> – Weymer's ringlet

Plus others later transferred into genus.

Below are those moved to other genera between 1998 and 2023:

• Cissia confusa <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small> – confused satyr
• Cissia labe <small>(Butler, 1870)</small> – rusty-spotted satyr
• Cissia lesbia <small>(Staudinger, [1886])</small> – Lesbia satyr
• Cissia myncea <small>(Cramer, 1780)</small> – Myneca satyr
• Cissia maripa <small>Brévignon, 2005</small>
• Cissia palladia <small>(Butler, 1867)</small> – Butler's satyr
• Cissia pseudoconfusa <small>Singer, DeVries & Ehrlich, 1983</small> – gold-stained satyr

References