Argynnis

Argynnis
Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Tribe:Argynnini
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, one of several groups 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]

See also subgenus Speyeria.

References

  1. "Argynnis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Fabriciana
  3. BioLib.cz

Further reading


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