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Melitaeini

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Melitaeini

Rank
  
Tribe

Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Papilionoidea

Subfamily
  
Higher classification
  
Melitaeini

Lower classifications
  
Heath fritillary, Euphydryas, Glanville fritillary, False‑heath fritillary, Marsh fritillary

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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" (also used for some Heliconiinae), checkerspots, crescents, or crescentspots, and some genus-specific names.

Contents

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Genera

The 20–25 genera of Melitaeini are divided among 5 subtribes; some species are also listed. The subtribes, in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, are:

References

Melitaeini Wikipedia


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