Melitaeini


Melitaeini are a group of brush-footed butterflies. Usually classified as a tribe of the Nymphalinae, they are sometimes raised to subfamily status as Melitaeinae. Common names include the highly ambiguous fritillaries, checkerspots, crescents, or crescentspots, and some genus-specific names.
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Genera

The 20–25 genera of Melitaeini are divided among five subtribes; some species are also listed. The subtribes, in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, are:

Subtribe Euphydryina
  • Euphydryas - fritillaries, checkerspots
Subtribe Melitaeina
  • Melitaea - fritillaries
Subtribe Chlosynina
Subtribe Gnathotrichina
  • Gnathotriche C. & R. Felder, 1862
Subtribe Phyciodina
  • Anthanassa Scudder, 1875 - crescents, crescentspots
  • * Anthanassa ardys - Ardys crescent
  • * Anthanassa frisia - Cuban crescent, Cuban crescentspot
  • Castilia Higgins, 1981
  • Dagon Higgins, 1981
  • Eresia Boisduval, 1836
  • Janatella Higgins, 1981
  • Mazia Higgins, 1981
  • Ortilia Higgins, 1981
  • Phyciodes - crescents, crescentspots
  • Phystis Higgins, 1981
  • Tegosa Higgins, 1981
  • * Tegosa anieta
  • Telenassa Higgins, 1981
  • Tisona Higgins, 1981

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