Phystis

Phystis is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States in the family Nymphalidae. It contains the species Phystis simois.

Phystis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Tribe:	Melitaeini
Genus:	Phystis Higgins, 1981
Species:	P. simois
Binomial name
Phystis simois (Hewitson, 1864)
Synonyms
Eresia simois Hewitson, 1864 Phyciodes pedrona Moulton, 1909 Phyciodes variegata Röber, 1913 Phyciodes simois var. nigrina Breyer, 1930 Phyciodes simois ab. nigrina Hayward, 1931 Phyciodes chinchipensis Hayward, 1964

Subspecies

• P. s. chinchipensis (Hayward, 1964) (Peru)
• P. s. pratti (Hall, 1935) (Peru)
• P. s. simois (Hewitson, 1864) (Brazil)
• P. s. variegata (Röber, 1913) (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru)