''Issoria'' is a genus 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 family
Nymphalidae commonly found in the
Palearctic realm,
Africa, and
South America.
Taxonomy
The South American genus ''
Yramea
''Yramea'' is a genus of butterflies 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 superfamily Papilionoidea, they are ...
'' is sometimes included in ''Issoria'' as a subgenus.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
["''Issoria'' Hübner, [1819]"]
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Issoria altissima">819]"">"''Issoria'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Issoria altissima''
(Elwes, 1882)
*''Issoria baileyi''
Huang, 1998
*''Issoria baumanni''
Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894 – Baumann's mountain fritillary
*''Issoria eugenia''
(Eversmann, 1847)
*''Issoria gemmata''
(Butler, 1881)
*''
Issoria hanningtoni
''Issoria hanningtoni'', the Hannington's fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of highland forests.
Description
The upperside of the wings is pale orange with stro ...
''
Elwes, 1889 – Hannington's fritillary
*''
Issoria lathonia
The Queen of Spain fritillary (''Issoria lathonia'') is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Subspecies
Subspecies include:
In the dry regions ''Issoria lathonia'' carries out a seasonal vertical migration between hardy evergreen shrubs and ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758) – Queen of Spain fritillary
*''
Issoria mackinnonii
''Issoria mackinnonii'' is a small brown-chequered-with-black (fritillary) butterfly found in the Palearctic region that belongs to the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Lionel de Nicéville in 1891. It is found in the Nila and Bas ...
''
(de Nicéville, 1891)
*''
Issoria smaragdifera
''Issoria smaragdifera'', the African queen fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in S ...
''
(Butler, 1895) – African queen fritillary
References
Argynnini
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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