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

Argynnis, commonly known as fritillaries, is the genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in Europe and Asia. Delimitation versus Speyeria is problematic, and the latter genus is sometimes entirely included in Argynnis.

List of species

Listed alphabetically.[1][2]

  • 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
  • Argynnis elisa Godart, 1823- Corsican Fritillary
  • Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 – Indian Fritillary
  • Argynnis jainadeva Moore, 1864
  • Argynnis kamala Moore, 1857
  • Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771)- Pallas's Fritillary
  • Argynnis lyauteyi (Oberthür, 1920)
  • Argynnis nerippe Felder & Felder, 1862
  • Argynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)- Niobe Fritillary
  • Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)- Cardinal or Mediterranean Fritillary
  • Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)- Silver-washed Fritillary
  • Argynnis ruslana Motschulsky, 1866
  • Argynnis sagana (Doubleday, 1847)
  • Argynnis vorax Butler, 1871
  • Argynnis xipe Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
  • Argynnis zenobia Leech, 1890

References

  1. ^ Argynnis, funet.fi
  2. ^ Biolib