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Argynnis
Cardinal (Argynnis pandora )
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Argynnis
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Synonyms
Argyreus Scopoli, 1777
Argyronome Hübner, 1819
Childrena Hemming, 1943
Damora Nordmann, 1851
Fabriciana Reuss, 1920
Speyeria Scudder, 1872
Argynnis , commonly 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 .
List of species
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Argynnis adippe (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – High brown fritillary
Argynnis aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) – Dark green fritillary
Argynnis alexandra Ménetries, 1832
Argynnis anadyomene Felder & Felder, 1862
Argynnis argyrospilata Kotzsch, 1938
Argynnis auresiana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831
Argynnis clara Blanchard, 1844
Argynnis coreana Butler, 1882
Argynnis coredippe Leech, 1893 synonym for Argynnis coreana
Argynnis elisa Godart, 1823 – Corsican fritillary
Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 – Indian fritillary
Argynnis jainadeva Moore, 1864
Argynnis kamala Moore, 1857
Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771) – Pallas's fritillary
Argynnis lyauteyi (Oberthür, 1920)
Argynnis nerippe Felder & Felder, 1862
Argynnis niobe (Linnaeus, 1758) – Niobe fritillary
Argynnis pandora (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – Cardinal or Mediterranean fritillary
Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) – Silver-washed fritillary
Argynnis ruslana Motschulsky, 1866
Argynnis sagana (Doubleday, 1847)
Argynnis vorax Butler, 1871
Argynnis xipe Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Argynnis zenobia Leech, 1890
See also subgenus Speyeria .
References
Further reading
Argynnis "Le genre Argynnis" provides distribution information in French.
Speyeria "Le genre Speyeria [= Argynnis]" provides distribution information in French.
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