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Taxonomy of Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		3399
186457
2415487		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		1891
142849
2048615		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		322
33641
568299		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		208
32654
567261		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431		Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers		186
32290
560864		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639		Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		13
3266
144998		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		1533
72196		Genera
Species
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries		74
9982		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822
TribeAcraeini
Boisduval, 1833
15
3323		Genera
Species
TribeArgynnini
Duponchel, 1835
Fritillaries		20
3437		Genera
Species
TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings		19
2387		Genera
Species
TribeVagrantini
Pinratana & Eliot, 1996
11
733		Genera
Species
GenusChildrena
Hemming, 1943  ⇒ Argyreus
Large Silverstripes		13Species
GenusEuiedes
1Species
GenusHelicobius
melpómene Linnaeus, 1758
0Species
GenusHeliconis
Dziedzielewicz & Klapálek, 1908
4Species
GenusHyalites
Doubleday, 1848  ⇒ Actinote
7Species
GenusNephargynnis
Shirozu, 1973  ⇒ Argynnis
44Species
GenusPhilaehtria
1Species
GenusSlauga
2Species
GenusTelchinia
Fabricius, 1807  ⇒ Acraea
30Species

Synonyms
Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822)
Helioconiinae (Swainson, 1822)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Heliconiinae
GermanPassionsblumenfalter
EnglishFritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
DanishPerlemorsommerfugle
SwedishPärlemorfjärilar
FinnishAurinkoperhoset, Hopeatäplät
NorwegianPerlemorvinger


Distribution and Species lists of Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
5 Genera  11 SpeciesAlbania
8 Genera  21 SpeciesAlgeria
7 Genera  13 SpeciesAndorra
9 Genera  25 SpeciesAngola
8 Genera  149 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
2 Genera  2 SpeciesArgentina
21 Genera  69 SpeciesArmenia
14 Genera  31 SpeciesAustralia
21 Genera  69 SpeciesAustria
12 Genera  41 SpeciesAzerbaijan
8 Genera  16 SpeciesBahamas
12 Genera  18 SpeciesBangladesh
8 Genera  12 SpeciesBarbados
6 Genera  9 SpeciesBelarus
7 Genera  22 SpeciesBelgium
15 Genera  44 SpeciesBelize
12 Genera  33 SpeciesBenin
3 Genera  35 SpeciesBhutan
10 Genera  17 SpeciesBolivia
23 Genera  78 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
8 Genera  23 SpeciesBotswana
1 Genus  33 SpeciesBrazil
25 Genera  169 SpeciesBrunei
4 Genera  8 SpeciesBulgaria
8 Genera  27 SpeciesBurkina Faso
2 Genera  19 SpeciesBurundi
4 Genera  36 SpeciesCambodia
5 Genera  6 SpeciesCameroon
10 Genera  149 SpeciesCanada
19 Genera  95 SpeciesCape Verde
7 Genera  10 SpeciesCentral African Republic
3 Genera  58 SpeciesChad
2 Genera  2 SpeciesChile
13 Genera  25 SpeciesChina
27 Genera  107 SpeciesColombia
26 Genera  184 SpeciesComoros
2 Genera  13 SpeciesCook Islands
3 Genera  3 SpeciesCosta Rica
21 Genera  93 SpeciesCroatia
9 Genera  24 SpeciesCuba
11 Genera  25 SpeciesCyprus
3 Genera  3 SpeciesCzech Republic
12 Genera  32 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
9 Genera  245 SpeciesDenmark
9 Genera  22 SpeciesDominica
6 Genera  6 SpeciesDominican Republic
6 Genera  8 SpeciesEast Timor
3 Genera  4 SpeciesEcuador
23 Genera  128 SpeciesEl Salvador
7 Genera  12 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
4 Genera  59 SpeciesEritrea
2 Genera  5 SpeciesEstonia
11 Genera  41 SpeciesEthiopia
5 Genera  97 SpeciesFiji
6 Genera  7 SpeciesFinland
10 Genera  45 SpeciesFrance
23 Genera  97 SpeciesGabon
4 Genera  58 SpeciesGambia
4 Genera  25 SpeciesGeorgia
9 Genera  26 SpeciesGermany
16 Genera  80 SpeciesGhana
6 Genera  89 SpeciesGreece
14 Genera  36 SpeciesGrenada
5 Genera  10 SpeciesGuatemala
12 Genera  38 SpeciesGuinea
4 Genera  60 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
3 Genera  26 SpeciesGuyana
10 Genera  36 SpeciesHaiti
5 Genera  6 SpeciesHonduras
13 Genera  36 SpeciesHungary
10 Genera  30 SpeciesIceland
6 Genera  13 SpeciesIndia
27 Genera  98 SpeciesIndonesia
22 Genera  111 SpeciesIran
11 Genera  27 SpeciesIraq
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
8 Genera  13 SpeciesIsrael
5 Genera  8 SpeciesItaly
12 Genera  47 SpeciesIvory Coast
6 Genera  81 SpeciesJamaica
6 Genera  12 SpeciesJapan
18 Genera  67 SpeciesJordan
3 Genera  3 SpeciesKazakhstan
10 Genera  36 SpeciesKenya
12 Genera  185 SpeciesKiribati
2 Genera  2 SpeciesKosovo
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
8 Genera  23 SpeciesLaos
7 Genera  9 SpeciesLatvia
9 Genera  29 SpeciesLebanon
5 Genera  7 SpeciesLesotho
3 Genera  7 SpeciesLiberia
12 Genera  87 SpeciesLiechtenstein
8 Genera  22 SpeciesLithuania
7 Genera  22 SpeciesLuxembourg
10 Genera  22 SpeciesMadagascar
17 Genera  46 SpeciesMalawi
9 Genera  122 SpeciesMalaysia
15 Genera  49 SpeciesMali
2 Genera  5 SpeciesMalta
6 Genera  11 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
7 Genera  8 SpeciesMexico
21 Genera  80 SpeciesMicronesia
14 Genera  21 SpeciesMoldova
7 Genera  14 SpeciesMonaco
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMongolia
9 Genera  47 SpeciesMontenegro
8 Genera  19 SpeciesMorocco
8 Genera  15 SpeciesMozambique
11 Genera  82 SpeciesMyanmar
10 Genera  18 SpeciesNamibia
4 Genera  51 SpeciesNepal
12 Genera  27 SpeciesNetherlands
15 Genera  65 SpeciesNew Zealand
7 Genera  16 SpeciesNicaragua
16 Genera  41 SpeciesNiger
2 Genera  3 SpeciesNigeria
7 Genera  123 SpeciesNorth Korea
9 Genera  41 SpeciesNorway
13 Genera  49 SpeciesOman
3 Genera  3 SpeciesPakistan
14 Genera  32 SpeciesPalau
9 Genera  13 SpeciesPalestine
3 Genera  8 SpeciesPanama
20 Genera  71 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
21 Genera  45 SpeciesParaguay
12 Genera  24 SpeciesPeru
25 Genera  137 SpeciesPhilippines
13 Genera  35 SpeciesPoland
13 Genera  36 SpeciesPortugal
17 Genera  40 SpeciesQatar
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
3 Genera  57 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
17 Genera  118 SpeciesRomania
8 Genera  26 SpeciesRussia
16 Genera  117 SpeciesRwanda
6 Genera  51 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
5 Genera  5 SpeciesSaint Lucia
4 Genera  7 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Genera  3 SpeciesSamoa
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
3 Genera  21 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
3 Genera  12 SpeciesSenegal
3 Genera  35 SpeciesSerbia
10 Genera  25 SpeciesSeychelles
4 Genera  5 SpeciesSierra Leone
6 Genera  87 SpeciesSingapore
8 Genera  16 SpeciesSlovakia
8 Genera  25 SpeciesSlovenia
8 Genera  25 SpeciesSolomon Islands
16 Genera  30 SpeciesSomalia
2 Genera  22 SpeciesSomaliland
1 Genus  9 SpeciesSouth Korea
14 Genera  47 SpeciesSouth Sudan
5 Genera  45 SpeciesSpain
16 Genera  46 SpeciesSri Lanka
11 Genera  16 SpeciesSudan
5 Genera  79 SpeciesSuriname
16 Genera  53 SpeciesSweden
18 Genera  79 SpeciesSwitzerland
12 Genera  52 SpeciesSyria
3 Genera  4 SpeciesTaiwan
13 Genera  30 SpeciesTajikistan
7 Genera  15 SpeciesTanzania
11 Genera  223 SpeciesThailand
16 Genera  43 SpeciesTogo
3 Genera  58 SpeciesTonga
3 Genera  3 SpeciesTransnistria
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
12 Genera  25 SpeciesTunisia
3 Genera  3 SpeciesTurkey
14 Genera  33 SpeciesTurkmenistan
4 Genera  6 SpeciesUganda
8 Genera  200 SpeciesUkraine
8 Genera  25 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
21 Genera  70 SpeciesUruguay
7 Genera  12 SpeciesUSA
30 Genera  178 SpeciesUzbekistan
7 Genera  12 SpeciesVanuatu
2 Genera  2 SpeciesVenezuela
22 Genera  87 SpeciesVietnam
12 Genera  22 SpeciesYemen
2 Genera  12 SpeciesZambia
8 Genera  156 SpeciesZimbabwe
9 Genera  96 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTUVW
Aldabra Group
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAlnön
4 Genera  7 SpeciesAlor Archipelago
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAnholt
3 Genera  6 SpeciesArholma
3 Genera  3 SpeciesAxel Heiberg Island
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAzores
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBaffin Island
1 Genus  5 SpeciesBanda Neira
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBanks Island
2 Genera  5 SpeciesBarat Daya Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBasse-Terre Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBrønnøya
5 Genera  5 SpeciesBurray
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCapricorn Group
2 Genera  2 SpeciesCava
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCentral Line Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesClarke Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDanish Wadden Islands
3 Genera  4 SpeciesDavidof Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDevon Island
1 Genus  2 SpeciesDunk Island
3 Genera  3 SpeciesEl Hierro
1 Genus  1 SpeciesElephant Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesEllesmere Island
1 Genus  2 SpeciesFårö (Denmark)
2 Genera  2 SpeciesFlint Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGotska Sandön
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGran Canaria
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGrande Comore
1 Genus  3 SpeciesHebrides
2 Genera  2 SpeciesHeron Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesInner Hebrides
2 Genera  2 SpeciesIsla Carmen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Catalina
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Verde
2 Genera  6 SpeciesIslands of Chile
6 Genera  10 SpeciesKai Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKiska Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKodiak Island
2 Genera  3 SpeciesLa Gomera
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLa Palma
6 Genera  6 SpeciesLangli
1 Genus  2 SpeciesLångören
4 Genera  5 SpeciesLord Howe Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
11 Genera  18 SpeciesMagnetic Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMahé
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalden Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMandø
2 Genera  3 SpeciesMoa Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMøn
3 Genera  7 SpeciesNias Island
3 Genera  3 SpeciesNorthern Isles
3 Genera  5 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesObi Islands
1 Genus  0 SpeciesObira
1 Genus  0 SpeciesOrkney Islands
2 Genera  4 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
2 Genera  2 SpeciesPapa
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPine Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Queensland)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesQueen Elizabeth Islands
1 Genus  2 SpeciesRat Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRottnest Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRügen
2 Genera  2 SpeciesRuhnu
4 Genera  6 SpeciesRømø
3 Genera  3 SpeciesSanday
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island (California)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
3 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  0 SpeciesScalloway Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSkye
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSomerset Island (Canada)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Ronaldsay
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSouthampton Island
1 Genus  3 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
2 Genera  3 SpeciesStore Færder
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStradbroke Island
1 Genus  2 SpeciesTaliabu
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTenerife
2 Genera  3 SpeciesThursday Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVancouver Island
6 Genera  19 SpeciesVictoria Island (Canada)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVictoria Island (Russia)
1 Genus  5 SpeciesVostok Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
4 Genera  4 SpeciesWest Aleutians
1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGreen River Formation
4 Genera  6 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
2 Genera  3 SpeciesRott Formation
1 Genus  1 Species


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