Heliconiinae

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Papilionoidea

Nymphalidae

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Heliconiinae: Heliconiinae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Heliconiinae (Nymphalidae) ; [Wahlberg]; [NL4A, 261]

Higher classification is mainly after [Wahlberg], November 2005, except some clump/split of genera is not done yet.

Tribe Acraeini

Acraeinae (Nymphalidae) ;
Acraeini (Heliconiinae) ; [Wahlberg]; [AfrL]; [NL4A, 262]

Pardopsis Trimen, 1887
Acraea Fabricius, 1807 Acraeas
Miyana Fruhstorfer, [1914]
Bematistes Hemming, 1935
Abananote Potts, 1943
Actinote Hübner, [1819]
Altinote Potts, 1943
Cethosia Fabricius, 1807 Lacewings

Tribe Heliconiini

Heliconiini (Heliconiinae) ; [Wahlberg]; [NL4A, 264]

Philaethria Billberg, 1820
Podotricha Michener, 1942
Dione Hübner, [1819]
Agraulis Boisduval & Le Conte, [1835]
Dryadula Michener, 1942
Dryas Hübner, [1807]
Eueides Hübner, 1816
Heliconius Kluk, 1780
Laparus Billberg, 1820
Neruda Turner, 1976

Tribe Argynnini

Hopeatäplät Fritillaries
Argynninae (Nymphalidae) ;
Issoriinae (Nymphalidae) ;
Argyreinae (Nymphalidae) ;
Yrameinae (Nymphalidae) ;
Argynnini (Heliconiinae) ; [Wahlberg]; [NL4A, 261]

Euptoieta Doubleday, [1848]

Boloria Moore, [1900]

Clossiana Reuss, 1920

Proclossiana Reuss, 1926

Issoria Hübner, [1819]
Kuekenthaliella Reuss, 1921

Brenthis Hübner, [1819]

Argynnis Fabricius, 1807

Fabriciana Reuss, 1920
Argyreus Scopoli, 1777
Damora Nordmann, 1851
Childrena Hemming, 1943

Speyeria Scudder, 1872

Argyronome Hübner, [1819]

Tribe Vagrantini

Vagrantini (Heliconiinae) ; [Wahlberg]

Lachnoptera Doubleday, [1847]
Phalanta Horsfield, [1829] Leopards
Smerina Hewitson, 1874
Vindula Hemming, 1934
Cirrochroa Doubleday, [1847] Yeomen
Algiachroa Parsons, 1989
Algia Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
Terinos Boisduval, [1836]
Cupha Billberg, 1820
Vagrans Hemming, 1934

640x489 (~44Kb) Butterfly House (Vienna, Austria, 16 June 2000), Photo © Erich Mangl	1024x768 (~161Kb) Butterfly House (Vienna, Austria, 16 June 2000), Photo © Erich Mangl	1600x1200 (~144Kb) Butterfly House (Vienna, Austria, 16 June 2000), Photo © Erich Mangl
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The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

23.8.2008 (573)

References:

[AfrL]: Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[BAMONA]: Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[Erich Mangl]: http://www.mangl.at
[NL4A]: Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
[Wahlberg]: Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

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