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| Argynnini | |
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| MaleArgynnis sagana, previously treated asDamora sagana. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliconiinae |
| Tribe: | Argynnini Duponchel, 1835 |
| Genera | |
Around nine, but seetext | |
Argynnini is atribe ofbutterflies in thesubfamilyHeliconiinae, containing some of the fritillaries. This group has roughly 100species worldwide and roughly 30 in North America.
This group has also been classified assubtribe Argynnina of theHeliconiini, or even as a distinct subfamily Argynninae in theNymphalidae.
Following studies of molecular phylogeny, genus delimitation has been unstable in recent years. Several earliergenera are nowjunior synonyms ofArgynnis (Argyreus,Argyronome,Damora and others, butSpeyeria andFabriciana have been split off again). Similarly,Boloria now includesClossiana andProclossiana, andIssoria includesKuekenthaliella.[1][2]
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