Argynnis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Heliconiinae
Tribus: Argynnini
Genus: Argynnis
Species: A. anadyomene – A. childreni – A. gibeauxi – A. hyperbius – A. kuniga – A. laodice – A. pandora - A. paphia – A. ruslana – A. sagana – A. westphali – A. zenobia

Name

Argynnis Fabricius, 1807

Type species: Papilio paphia Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Argyreus Scopoli, 1777 suppressed by the ICZN as having priority over Argynnis
Acidalia Hübner, [1819]
Argyronome Hübner, [1819]
Damora Nordmann, 1851
Mimargyra Reuss, 1922.
Eudaphne Reuss, 1922.
Mesodryas Reuss, 1926.
Pandoriana Warren, 1942
Childrena Hemming, 1943
Nephargynnis Shirôzu & Saigusa, 1973

References

Churkin, S.V. & V.A. Pletnev, 2012: A new subspecies of Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) from Ferghana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Atalanta 43: 114–117.
Coenen, F. 2015: Description d’un Argynnis nouveau de Chine : A. gibeauxi n. sp. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae). Lambillionea, 115(1): 82–87. Reference page.
De Moya, R. S., Savage, W. K., Tenney, C., Bao, X., Wahlberg, N. & Hill, R. I., 2017. Interrelationships and diversification of Argynnis Fabricius and Speyeria Scudder butterflies. Systematic Entomology 42(4): 635–649. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12236 Reference page.
Gallo, E.. & Della Bruna, C. 2016. New data on the species-group of Argynnis paphia in China, with description of a new taxon: Argynnis westphali sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo NF 37(2-3): 85–88. Reference page.
Huang, R.-X. & Murayama, S.-i. 1992. Butterflies of Xinjiang Province, China. Tyô to Ga 43(1): 1–22. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Simonsen, T.J. 2006. Fritillary phylogeny, classification, and larval host plants: reconstructed mainly on the basis of male and female genitalic morphology (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Argynnini). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89(4): 627–673. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00697.x Open access. Reference page.
Simonsen, T.J., Wahlberg, N., Brower, A.V.Z. & de Jong, R. 2006. Morphology, molecules and fritillaries: approaching a stable phylogeny for Argynnini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 37: 405–418. DOI: 10.1163/187631206788831407 Paywall. PDF. Reference page.

Vernacular names
magyar: Gyöngyházlepke
日本語: ミドリヒョウモン属
中文: 豹蛺蝶屬

Argynnis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, one of several groups known as "fritillaries". Its species are commonly found in Europe and Asia.

Systematics

Several current species of Argynnis used to be included in distinct genera, such as Argyreus (for A. hyperbius), Argyronome (for A. laodice, A. ruslana, and A. kuniga), Childrena (forA. childreni and A. zenobia), and Damora (for A. sagana). All of these genera are now viewed as junior synonyms of Argynnis.[1]

Speyeria and Fabriciana used to be viewed as subgenera or synonyms of Argynnis too, but are now considered separate genera, with Speyeria encompassing the earlier Mesoacidalia.
List of species

Listed alphabetically:[1]

Argynnis anadyomene C. & R. Felder, 1862
Argynnis childreni Gray, 1831
Argynnis hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) – Indian fritillary
Argynnis kuniga (Chou & Tong, 1994)
Argynnis laodice (Pallas, 1771) – Pallas's 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 zenobia Leech, 1890

References

Savela, Markku. "Argynnis Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 1, 2019.