Anglewing

Anglewing butterflies — (Papiliones angulati) sensu Schiffermueller, [1775]

A monophyletic group of nymphaline butterflies (tribe Nymphalini) inhabiting Northern hemisphere, characterized by a jagged outline of their wings and the ability to survive the winter months as adults in an obligatory hibernal diapause, hiding in various shelters (e.g., crevices, hollows, cavities, even unheated buildings). The signature mark of all Anglewing butterflies is the cryptic color and maculation of the ventral side of their wings, serving to conceal the hibernating butterfly against the substrate on which it rests.

Genera Inachis, Aglais, Nymphalis, Roddia, Polygonia, and Kaniska.

Species synopsis

Aglais caschmirensis, A. ichnusa, A. ladakensis, A. milberti, A. nixa, A. rizana, A. urticae – (Small Tortoiseshell (butterflies)
Inachis io – Peacock butterfly
Nymphalis antiopa, N. californica, N. cyanomelas, N. polychloros, N. xanthomelas – Tortoiseshell (butterflies], Mourning Cloak
Roddia l-album, R. j-album – False Comma or Compton Tortoiseshell
Polygonia c-album, P. c-aureum, P. comma, P. egea, P. faunus, P. gigantea, P. gracilis, P. g-argenteum, P. haroldii, P. interposita, P. interrogationis, P. progne, P. oreas, P. silenus – Comma (butterflies)
Kaniska canace – Blue Admiral

References

Korshunov, 1995. [Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia. A handbook] Dnevnye babochki Aziatskoi chasti Rossii. Spravochnik.:202pp. (re: Roddia)
Kudrna, O. & J. Belicek, 2005. The 'Wiener Verzeichnis', its authorship, publication date and some names proposed for butterflies therein. Oedippus 23: 1-32. (re: Schiffermüller names)
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10). (re: antiopa, P. c-album, P. c-aureum, I. io, N. polychloros, A. urticae)
Schiffermüller, I. [1775]. Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. A. Bernardi: Wien.