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Checklist for Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822 (Fritillaries)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
253
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
106
227
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
8
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
8 Genera with 47 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1758Acraeas31SpeciesTaxom
Bematistes Hemming, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1901Brush-footed butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lachnoptera Doubleday, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pardopsis Trimen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries6SpeciesTaxom
Vindula Hemming, 1912Cruiser1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
47 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868Large Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861Dusky Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) igola Trimen, 1889Dusky-veined Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) sambavae Ward, 1873
Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852
Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865Acara Acraea
Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865Hewitson´s Glassy Acraea
Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881Clear-spotted Acraea
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865Broad Bordered Acraea
Acraea axina Westwood, 1881Little Acraea
Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914Rainforest Acraea
Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861Tree Top Acraea
Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764Garden Acraea
Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833
Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847Dancing Acraea
Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847Light Red Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833
Acraea satis Ward, 1871Coast Acraea
Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775Dancing Acraea
Acraea siliana Oberthür, 1893
Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860Suffused Acraea
Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758
Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847Speckled Red Acraea
Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852Wanderer
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791Frigga Fritillary
Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777Myrina Fritillary
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793
Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879Blotched Leopard
Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833Polka Dot
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Vindula dejone bagrada Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subnodes of Heliconiinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeAcraeini
Boisduval, 1833
2
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeArgynnini
Duponchel, 1835
Fritillaries
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeVagrantini
Pinratana & Eliot, 1996
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heliconiinae at artfakta.se
Heliconiinae at dyntaxa.se
Heliconiinae at itis.gov