''Issoria'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Nymphalidae
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commonly found in the
Palearctic realm
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The ...
,
Africa
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, and
South America
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.
Taxonomy
The South American genus ''
Yramea'' is sometimes included in ''Issoria'' as a subgenus.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
["''Issoria'' Hübner, [1819]"]
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Issoria altissima">819]"">"''Issoria'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
*''Issoria altissima''
(Elwes, 1882)
*''Issoria baileyi''
Huang, 1998
*''Issoria baumanni''
Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894 – Baumann's mountain fritillary
*''Issoria eugenia''
(Eversmann, 1847)
*''Issoria gemmata''
(Butler, 1881)
*''
Issoria hanningtoni''
Elwes, 1889 – Hannington's fritillary
*''
Issoria lathonia''
(Linnaeus, 1758) – Queen of Spain fritillary
*''
Issoria mackinnonii''
(de Nicéville, 1891)
*''
Issoria smaragdifera''
(Butler, 1895) – African queen fritillary
References
Argynnini
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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