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Argynnis

Argynnis
Argynnis.pandora.jpg
Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Genus: Argynnis
Fabricius, 1807
Species

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Synonyms
  • Argyreus Scopoli, 1777
  • Argyronome Hübner, 1819
  • Childrena Hemming, 1943
  • Damora Nordmann, 1851
  • Fabriciana Reuss, 1920
  • Speyeria Scudder, 1872

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Argynnis, one of several groups known as fritillaries, is the genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in Europe and Asia. The taxon Speyeria is now considered a subgenus of Argynnis.

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See also subgenus Speyeria.



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