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Checklist for Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822 (Fritillaries)
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
2851
8903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
2847
8898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
2832
8854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
1987
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
1825
6257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
641
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
339
1647
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
25
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
25 Genera with 124 Species
#ABCDEFHILNPSVY
Abananote Potts, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas4SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 177546SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17586SpeciesTaxom
Altinote Potts, 186815SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1912Yeomans2SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1909Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1825Silverspots6SpeciesTaxom
Dryadula Michener, 1758Banded Orange1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1934Julia Heliconians5SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1847Longwings14SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 18599SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1909Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1897Brush-footed butterflies109SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1894Queen of Spain Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Laparus Billberg, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Neruda Turner, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Philaethria Billberg, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Podotricha Michener, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Vindula Hemming, 1777Cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Yramea Reuss, 189016SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
124 Species and 154 Subspecies
Abananote erinome C. & R. Felder, 1861
Abananote erinome aethilla (C.H. Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Abananote erinome testacea Salvin & Godman, 1868
Abananote erinome byzia (W.C. Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Abananote erinome testacea Salvin & Godman, 1868
Abananote erinome testacea Salvin & Godman, 1868
Abananote hylonome basilia Lamas, 1995
Acraea (Actinote) alciope Hewitson, 1852Alciope Acraea
Acraea hamata Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Acraea lycia Fabricius, 1775
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Actinote alcione Hewitson, 1852
Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944
Actinote alcione corduba Hewitson, 1874
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Actinote alcione theophila Dognin, 1888
Actinote anteas Doubleday, 1847Anteas Actinote
Actinote brylla Oberthür, 1917
Actinote calymma Jordan, 1913
Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873
Actinote carycina Jordan, 1913
Actinote crassinia Hopffer, 1874
Actinote demonica Hopffer, 1874
Actinote dicaeus Latreille, 1811
Actinote equatoria Bates, 1864
Actinote eresia Felder, 1862
Actinote eresia eresina Hopffer, 1874
Actinote hilaris Jordan, 1910
Actinote lolia Oberthür, 1917
Actinote mamita Burmeister, 1861
Actinote mamita mamita Burmeister, 1861
Actinote negra Felder, 1862
Actinote negra demonica Höpffer, 1874
Actinote ochreana (Hayward, 1931)⇒ Actinote parapheles Jordan, 1913
Actinote ozomene Godart, 1819
Actinote parapheles Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873
Actinote pellenea adriana Hopffer, 1874
Actinote pellenea calymma Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea crucis Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea equatoria (H. Bates, 1864)⇒ Actinote pellenea perfulva Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea hahneli Jordan, 1914
Actinote pellenea hyalina Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea limbata Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea lolia (C. Oberthür, 1917)⇒ Actinote pellenea calymma Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea pellenea (Hübner, 1821)⇒ Actinote pellenea hyalina Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea perfulva Jordan, 1913
Actinote pellenea zaratensis (C. Oberthür, 1917)⇒ Actinote pellenea calymma Jordan, 1913
Actinote pyrrha Fabricius, 1775
Actinote stratonice Latreille, 1811
Actinote surima perisa Jordan, 1913
Actinote surima punctata (Hayward, 1935)⇒ Actinote surima surima Schaus, 1902
Actinote surima surima Schaus, 1902
Actinote terpsinoe Felder, 1862
Actinote thalia Linnaeus, 1758
Actinote thalia eupelia Jordan, 1913
Actinote thalia pyrrha (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Actinote thalia eupelia Jordan, 1913
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae argentea (D.A. Larrañaga, 1923)⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862
Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908
Altinote alcione Hewitson, 1852
Altinote alcione corduba (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Altinote alcione sodalis A. Butler, 1877
Altinote alcione sodalis A. Butler, 1877
Altinote dicaeus Latreille, 1817Red-banded Altinote
Altinote dicaeus jucunda Jordan, 1910
Altinote eresia C. & R. Felder, 1862
Altinote eresia eresina Hopffer, 1874
Altinote erinome testacea Salvin & Godman, 1868
Altinote negra C. & R. Felder, 1862Gaudy Altinote
Altinote negra demonica Hopffer, 1874
Altinote negra nicylla (C.H. Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Altinote negra demonica Hopffer, 1874
Altinote neleus Latreille, 1811
Altinote ozomene Godart, 1819Lamplight Actinote
Altinote ozomene carbonaria Hopffer, 1874
Altinote radiata Hewitson, 1868
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Argynnis anna (Blanchard, 1852)⇒ Yramea cyhteris siga Geyer, 1832
Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian fritillary
Boloria eunomia aphirape Hübner, 1799
Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775Marbled Fritillary
Cirrochroa haetera Felder, 1867
Cirrochroa tyche moeris Fruhstorfer, 1912
Clossiana euphrosyne phaenna Jachontov, 1909
Dione glycera C.Felder & R..., 1861Andean Silverspot
Dione juno Cramer, 1779Juno Heliconian
Dione juno juno (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Dione juno suffumata Brown & Mielke, 1972
Dione juno suffumata Brown & Mielke, 1972
Dione moneta Hübner, 1825Mexican Silverspot
Dione moneta moneta Hübner, 1825Southern Cone Silverspot
Dryadula phaetusa Linnaeus, 1758Banded Longwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779
Dryas iulia iulia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934
Dryas iulia moderata N. Riley, 1926Julia
Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934Julia
Eueides eanes (Hewitson, 1861)⇒ Eueides heliconioides C.Felder & R..., 1861
Eueides eanes eanides Stichel, 1903
Eueides heliconioides eanes (Hewitson, 1861)⇒ Eueides heliconioides heliconioides C. Felder & ..., 1861
Eueides heliconioides heliconioides C. Felder & ..., 1861
Eueides isabella Stoll, 1781Isabella's heliconian
Eueides lampeto Bates, 1862
Eueides lampeto acacetes Hewitson, 1869
Eueides lampeto apicalis Röber, 1927
Eueides lampeto carbo Seitz, 1913
Eueides lampeto lampeto (H. Bates, 1862)⇒ Eueides lampeto nigrofulva Kaye, 1906
Eueides lampeto nigrofulva Kaye, 1906
Eueides lineata Salvin & Godman, 1868Thick-edged Longwing
Eueides lybia Fabricius, 1775Lybia Longwing
Eueides procula Doubleday, 1847Nonpassionate Heliconian
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Euptoieta claudia infuscata (K.J. Hayward, 1940)⇒ Euptoieta hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia meridiania Stichel, 1938Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Euptoieta ramirezi (Giacomelli, 1926)⇒ Euptoieta hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Euptoieta thekla Hall, 1919
Euptoieta valdiviana (Philippi, 1859)⇒ Euptoieta hortensia Blanchard, 1852
Fabriciana adippe thalestria Jachontov, 1909
Heliconius aliphera Latreille & ..., 1819Juliette
Heliconius antiochus Linnaeus, 1767Antiochus Longwing
Heliconius aoede (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Neruda aoede Hübner, 1813
Heliconius besckei Ménétriés, 1857
Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831
Heliconius burneyi boliviensis Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius burneyi burneyi (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius burneyi catharinae Staudinger, 1885
Heliconius burneyi huebneri Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius clysonymus Latreille, 1817Clysonymus Longwing
Heliconius clytia (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866
Heliconius cydno Doubleday, 1847Cydno Longwing
Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897Demeter Longwing
Heliconius demeter ulysses Brown & Benson, 1975
Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius eleuchia Hewitson, 1854
Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato amatus O. Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato amazona Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius erato amphitrite Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato anacreon H. Grose-Smi..., 1892
Heliconius erato anactorie (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato athene H. Neustetter, 1909
Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius erato cruentus Lamas, 1998Crimson-patched Longwing
Heliconius erato damysus (C.H. Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius erato diffluens H.H. Riffarth, 1907
Heliconius erato dignus Stichel, 1923
Heliconius erato emma Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius erato erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato favorinus Hopffer, 1874
Heliconius erato lativitta Butler, 1877
Heliconius erato notabilis Salvin & Godman, 1868
Heliconius erato phyllidis H. Grose-Smi..., 1892
Heliconius erato phyllis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato tellus Riffarth, 1903
Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius erato xanthocles (denieri K.J...., 1939)⇒ Heliconius erato venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius eratoformis (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Heliconius demeter Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius ethilla Godart, 1819Ethilia longwing
Heliconius ethilla tyndarus Weymer, 1897
Heliconius fumata Neustetter, 1926
Heliconius hecale Fabricius, 1775Golden Heliconian
Heliconius hecale zeus Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius hecuba dismorphia (H. Buchecker, 1880)⇒ Heliconius hecuba choarina Hewitson, 1872
Heliconius heurippa Hewitson, 1854
Heliconius hortense Guérin, 1844Mexican Heliconian
Heliconius ismenius Latreille, 1877Ismenius Tiger
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius melpomene aglaope (C. Felder & ..., 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1976
Heliconius melpomene aglaopeia Staudinger, 1896
Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene amaryllis (Felder, 1862)⇒ Heliconius melpomene malleti Lamas, 1988
Heliconius melpomene aphrodyte (O. Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene bellula J. Turner, 1971
Heliconius melpomene diana Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius melpomene ecuadorensis Emsley, 1964
Heliconius melpomene euryades Riffarth, 1900
Heliconius melpomene euryas
Heliconius melpomene malleti Lamas, 1988
Heliconius melpomene melpomene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius melpomene meriana J. Turner, 1967
Heliconius melpomene penelope (Staudinger, 1894)⇒ Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene phyllis (flammea F.W...., 1925)⇒ Heliconius melpomene amandus Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Heliconius melpomene plesseni Riffarth, 1907
Heliconius melpomene praxedis H. Neustetter, 1925
Heliconius melpomene schunkei Lamas, 1976
Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Heliconius novatus Bates, 1867
Heliconius novatus leopardus
Heliconius novatus mira
Heliconius numata aristiona (Hewitson, 1853)⇒ Heliconius numata tarapotensis Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata euphone C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata floridus (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius numata aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numata illustris Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata insolitus (A.N. Avinoff, 1926)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata leopardus (G. Weymer, 1894)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata messene C. & R. Felder, 1862
Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata novatus (subnubilus H..., 1906)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata spadicarius (A.G. Weeks, 1901)⇒ Heliconius numata mirus Weymer, 1894
Heliconius numata tarapotensis Riffarth, 1901
Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780
Heliconius numatus aristiona Hewitson, 1852
Heliconius numatus aurora Bates, 1862
Heliconius numatus leopardus Weymer, 1893
Heliconius numatus mira Weymer, 1893
Heliconius pardalinus Bates, 1862
Heliconius pardalinus ariadne Neukirchen, 1995
Heliconius phyllis venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius sapho Drury, 1782
Heliconius sara Fabricius, 1793Sara Longwing
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius telesiphe Doubleday, 1847Telesiphe Longwing
Heliconius telesiphe cretacea Neustetter, 1916
Heliconius telesiphe telesiphe (E. Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Heliconius telesiphe cretacea Neustetter, 1916
Heliconius venustus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius vetustus Butler, 1873
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius wallacei flavescens Weymer, 1891
Heliconius wallacei quadrimaculata (H. Neustetter, 1925)⇒ Heliconius wallacei flavescens Weymer, 1891
Heliconius xanthocles Bates, 1862
Heliconius xanthocles hippocrene H. Holzinger..., 1982
Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Heliconius xanthocles melior Staudinger, 1897
Issoria cytheris Drury, 1773
Issoria cytheris valdiviana Philippi, 1860
Issoria inca Staudinger, 1894
Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771Doris Longwing
Laparus doris dorimena E. Doubleday, 1847
Neruda aoede auca Neukirchen, 1997
Neruda aoede philipi Brown, 1976
Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763Dido longwing
Philaethria wernickei Röber, 1906
Podotricha telesiphe Hewitson, 1867Podotricha Longwing
Podotricha telesiphe telesiphe Hewitson, 1867
Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Vindula arsinoe Cramer, 1777Cruiser
Yramea cyhteris siga Geyer, 1832
Yramea cytheris Drury, 1773Cytheris Fritillary
Yramea cytheris anna (C.E. Blanchard, 1852)⇒ Yramea cytheris siga Geyer, 1832
Yramea cytheris chilensis (E.C. Reed, 1877)⇒ Yramea cytheris siga Geyer, 1832
Yramea cytheris cytheris (Drury, 1773)⇒ Yramea cytheris siga Geyer, 1832
Yramea cytheris siga Geyer, 1832
Yramea darwini (O. Staudinger, 1899)⇒ Yramea lathonioides Blanchard, 1852
Yramea dexamene (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1859)⇒ Yramea lathonioides Blanchard, 1852
Yramea euterpe (E.C. Reed, 1877)⇒ Yramea lathonioides Blanchard, 1852
Yramea inca Staudinger, 1894
Yramea inca inca Staudinger, 1894
Yramea lathonioides Blanchard, 1852
Yramea lathonoides
Yramea modesta Blanchard, 1852
Yramea montana (E.C. Reed, 1877)⇒ Yramea lathonioides Blanchard, 1852
Yramea sobrina Weymer, 1890

Subnodes of Heliconiinae with occurrences in Southern South America
TribeAcraeini
Boisduval, 1833
4
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeArgynnini
Duponchel, 1835
Fritillaries
9
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
10
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVagrantini
Pinratana & Eliot, 1996
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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