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Checklist for Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822 (Fritillaries)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
791
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
790
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
787
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
388
683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
342
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
123
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
43
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
5 Genera with 28 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1892Acraeas24SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1777Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1871Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pardopsis Trimen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Telchinia Fabricius, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
28 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868Large Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855
Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758Common Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861Dusky Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea flava Fabricius, 1793
Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852
Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865Fiery Acraea
Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881Clear-spotted Acraea
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865Broad Bordered Acraea
Acraea arcticincta (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
Acraea axina Westwood, 1881Little Acraea
Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914Rainforest Acraea
Acraea fenestrata (Westwood, 1881)⇒ Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764Garden Acraea
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847Dancing Acraea
Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847Light Red Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847Blood Acraea
Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833Marsh Acraea
Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860Suffused Acraea
Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847Speckled Red Acraea
Acraea welwitschii (Rogenhofer, 1892)⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865
Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777Myrina Fritillary
Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833Polka Dot
Telchinia anacreon (Trimen, 1868)⇒ Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868

Subnodes of Heliconiinae with occurrences in Transvaal
TribeAcraeini
Boisduval, 1833
1
24
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeArgynnini
Duponchel, 1835
Fritillaries
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHeliconiini
Swainson, 1822
Heliconians, Longwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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