''Araschnia'' is a genus of the family Nymphalidae found in the East

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

(temperate

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

). The seasonal

polyphenism A polyphenic trait is a trait for which multiple, discrete phenotypes can arise from a single genotype as a result of differing environmental conditions. It is therefore a special case of phenotypic plasticity. There are several types of polyphen ...

(difference between spring and summer forms) is very marked.

Species

In alphabetical order:"''Araschnia'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Araschnia burejana">819]"">"''Araschnia'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''Araschnia burejana'' (Bremer, 1861) * ''Araschnia davidis'' Poujade, 1885 * ''Araschnia dohertyi'' Moore, 1899 * ''Araschnia doris'' Leech, 1893 * ''Araschnia levana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – map * '' Araschnia oreas'' Leech, 1892 * '' Araschnia prorsoides'' (Blanchard, 1871) – Mongol * '' Araschnia zhangi'' Chou, 1994

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Images representing ''Araschnia''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Images representing ''Araschnia''
at Encyclopedia of Life Butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Nymphalinae-stub

Species

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