| Acraeini | |
|---|---|
| Acraea eponina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliconiinae |
| Tribe: |
Acraeini Boisduval, 1833 |
| Genera | |
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The Acraeini are a tribe of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.
The recognized genera are:
The genus Acraea is highly paraphyletic and needs to be redelimited. This will possibly re-establish the old genus Telchinia, and perhaps others.