Argynnis

Argynnis
Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Genus: Argynnis
Fabricius, 1807
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Argyreus Scopoli, 1777
  • Argyronome Hübner, 1819
  • Childrena Hemming, 1943
  • Damora Nordmann, 1851
  • Fabriciana Reuss, 1920
  • Speyeria Scudder, 1872

Argynnis, commonly known as fritillaries, is the genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in Europe and Asia. The taxon Speyeria is now considered a subgenus of Argynnis.

List of species

Listed alphabetically.[1] [2][3]

  • Argynnis adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – High brown fritillary
  • Argynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) – Dark green fritillary
  • Argynnis alexandra Ménetries, 1832
  • Argynnis anadyomene Felder & Felder, 1862
  • Argynnis argyrospilata Kotzsch, 1938
  • Argynnis auresiana Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831
  • Argynnis clara Blanchard, 1844
  • Argynnis coreana Butler, 1882
  • Argynnis coredippe Leech, 1893 synonym for Argynnis coreana
  • Argynnis elisa Godart, 1823 – Corsican fritillary
  • Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 – Indian fritillary
  • Argynnis jainadeva Moore, 1864

See also subgenus Speyeria.

References

  1. ↑ Argynnis, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Fabriciana
  3. ↑ Biolib

Further reading

Argynnis "Le genre Argynnis" provides distribution information in French. Speyeria "Le genre Speyeria [= Argynnis]" provides distribution information in French.

External links

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