tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Heliconiinae, also known as the passion-vine butterflies. This group has roughly 100
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
and subspecies distributed primarily in the Neotropics.Tribe Heliconiini at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Genera and select species
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Agraulis
The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly (''Dione vanillae'') is a bright orange butterfly in the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. That subfamily was formerly set apart as a separate family, the Heliconiidae. The Heliconiinae ...
'' (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1833)
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
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Agraulis vanillae
The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly (''Dione vanillae'') is a bright orange butterfly in the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. That subfamily was formerly set apart as a separate family, the Heliconiidae. The Heliconiinae a ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Gulf fritillary
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Dione Dione may refer to:
Astronomy
*106 Dione, a large main belt asteroid
*Dione (moon), a moon of Saturn
*Helene (moon), a moon of Saturn sometimes referred to as "Dione B"
Mythology
*Dione (Titaness), a Titaness in Greek mythology
*Dione (mythology) ...
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Dione juno
''Dione juno'', the Juno silverspot, juno longwing, or Juno heliconian, is a species of butterfly of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found from southern United States to South America
South America is a continent e ...
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Cramer Cramer may refer to:
Businesses
* Cramer brothers, 18th century publishers
* Cramer Systems, a software company
* Cramer & Co., a former musical-related business in London
Other uses
* Cramer (surname), including a list of people and fictional ...
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
Dryas iulia
''Dryas iulia'' (often incorrectly spelled ''julia''),Lamas, G. (editor) (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea – Papilionoidea. commonly called the Julia butterfly, Julia heliconian, the flame, or flambeau ...
'' (Hübner, 1807) – Julia longwing
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Eueides
''Eueides'' is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
Listed alphabetically:Heliconius'' (Kluk, 1802) – longwings or heliconians
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Philaethria
''Philaethria'' is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.
Species
The following is a list of species classified under ''Philaethria'':Podotricha
''Podotricha'' is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the s ...
'' (Michener, 1942)
Two additional genera, ''Laparus'' Billberg, 1820 and ''Neruda'' Turner, 1976, have recently been synonymized with ''Heliconius''.
See also
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List of fritillaries (butterflies)
This is a list of butterfly species in diverse genera with the common name wikt:fritillary, fritillary. The term refers to the chequered markings on the wings, usually black on orange, and derives from the Latin ''fritillus'' (meaning dice-box - or ...