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Checklist for Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822 (Fritillaries)
and region Cuba (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
469
5808
11540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
466
5804
11535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
448
5740
11408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
276
4596
9294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
66
1779
3775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1779
3775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1779
3775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1117
2498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1059
2386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
236
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
116
245
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cuba
11 Genera with 25 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1782Acraeas7SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17586SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1922Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1913Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1934Julia Heliconians6SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1819Longwings5SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1782Brush-footed butterflies9SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuba
25 Species and 25 Subspecies
Acraea acara acara Hewitson, 1865
Acraea annobona Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Acraea rudolfi Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea sidamona Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782
Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944
Actinote pellenea (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae insularis Maynard, 1889Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862
Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Boloria selene lucetia Fruhstorfer, 1922
Brenthis hecate Denis & Schi..., 1775Twin-spot Fritillary
Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779
Dryas iulia delila Fabricius, 1775Julia
Dryas iulia iulia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934
Dryas iulia moderata N. Riley, 1926Julia
Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934Julia
Eueides aides Stichel, 1903
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides isabella cleobaea (Geyer, 1832)⇒ Eueides isabella melphis Godart, 1819
Eueides isabella eva Fabricius, 1793Eva’s Heliconian
Eueides isabella melphis Godart, 1819Isabella’s Longwing
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia claudia (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798
Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia hegesia (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euptoieta hegesia meridiania Stichel, 1938
Euptoieta hegesia meridiania Stichel, 1938Mexican Fritillary
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia ramsdeni W. Comstock ..., 1950Zebra Longwing
Heliconius cydno Doubleday, 1847Cydno Longwing
Heliconius ethilla eucrate (J. Hübner, 1823)⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene hypna (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene cythera Hewitson, 1869
Heliconius sapho Drury, 1782
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary

Subnodes of Heliconiinae with occurrences in Cuba
TribeAcraeini
Boisduval, 1833
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeArgynnini
Duponchel, 1835
Fritillaries
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVagrantini
Pinratana & Eliot, 1996
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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