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Checklist for Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822 (Fritillaries)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
78
2180
9018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
77
2177
8974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
2168
8948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1220
4375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1057
3490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
201
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
96
313
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
12
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
12 Genera with 47 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas3SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Altinote Potts, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries9SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1790Lesser Fritillaries16SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1793Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1758Silverstripes3SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1813Brush-footed butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1872Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
47 Species and 15 Subspecies
Acraea orestia orestia Hewitson, 1874
Acraea abdera abdera Hewitson, 1852
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia valesina (Esper, 1777)⇒ Argynnis paphia Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Argyronome) laodice Pallas, 1771Pallas' Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Fabriciana) elisa Godart, 1823Corsican Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Argynnis pandora pandora (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Argynnis pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775
Boloria (Boloria) aquilonaris Stichel, 1908Cranberry Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) eunomia Esper, 1799Bog Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) graeca Staudinger, 1870Balkan Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804Hall Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775Shephard`s Fritillary
Boloria astarte astarte E. Doubleday, 1847Astarte Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria euphrosyne euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) thore Hübner, 1803Thor's Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) titania Esper, 1793Ingens Fritillary
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Boloria balcanica Rebel, 1903
Boloria thalia Esper, 1790
Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775Marbled Fritillary
Brenthis hecate Denis & Schi..., 1775Twin-spot Fritillary
Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767Violet Fritillary
Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Clossiana selene (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Boloria selene Denis & Schi..., 1775
Clossiana thore (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Boloria thore Hübner, 1803
Clossiana titania (Esper, 1793)⇒ Boloria titania Esper, 1793
Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775High Brown Fritillary
Fabriciana elisa (Godart, 1823)⇒ Argynnis elisa Godart, 1823
Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758Niobe Fritillary
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius numata aulicus Weymer, 1883
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758
Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758Dark Green Fritillary
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Speyeria mormonia eurynome W. H. Edwards, 1872Eurynome Fritillary

Subnodes of Heliconiinae with occurrences in Italy
TribeAcraeini
Boisduval, 1833
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeArgynnini
Duponchel, 1835
Fritillaries
7
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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