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Checklist for Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822 (Fritillaries)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1028
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
897
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
205
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
78
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
11 Genera with 16 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1793Acraeas3SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1867Lacewings2SpeciesTaxom
Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1861Yeomans3SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1857Rustic2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1912Brush-footed butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pardopsis Trimen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1869Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Telchinia Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Vindula Hemming, 1912Cruiser3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
16 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758
Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758Tawny Coaster
Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758
Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944
Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian Fritillary
Cethosia nietneri Felder & Felder, 1866Tamil Lacewing
Cethosia nietneri nietneri Felder & Felder, 1867
Cirrochroa thais Fabricius, 1787Tamil Yeoman
Cirrochroa thais lanka Moore, 1872
Cirrochroa tyche C. Felder & ..., 1861Common Yeoman
Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773Rustic
Cupha erymanthis placida Moore, 1857
Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866Wallace'S Longwing
Heliconius xanthocles cethosia (A. Seitz, 1912)⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865
Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833Polka Dot
Speyeria mormonia mormonia Boisduval, 1869Mormon Fritillary
Telchinia violae
Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793Common Cruiser
Vindula erota asela Moore, 1872
Vindula erota divica Fruhstorfer, 1912

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

Taxom

TribeArgynnini
Duponchel, 1835
Fritillaries
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeVagrantini
Pinratana & Eliot, 1996
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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