''Argynnis'' is a

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in the family

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, one of several groups known as "

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". Its

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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'' (for''A. childreni'' and ''A. zenobia''), and ''Damora'' (for ''A. sagana''). All of these genera are now viewed as junior synonyms of ''Argynnis''. ''

Speyeria ''Speyeria'', commonly known as greater fritillaries, is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Some authors used to consider this taxon a subgenus of '' Argynnis'', but it has been ...

'' and ''

Fabriciana ''Fabriciana'' is a genus of butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wi ...

'' 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: * ''

Argynnis anadyomene ''Argynnis anadyomene '' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri, China, Korea) that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''A. a. anadyomene'' С.Felder & R.Felder, 1862 central China *''A. a. ella'' Bremer, 1864 ...

'' C. & R. Felder, 1862 * ''

Argynnis childreni ''Argynnis childreni'', the large silverstripe, is a species of nymphalid butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterf ...

'' Gray, 1831 * ''

Argynnis hyperbius The Indian fritillary (''Argynnis hyperbius'') is a species of butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed family. It is usually found from south and southeast Asia to Australia. Description Male: Upperside: forewing rich orange yellow, hindwi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1763) – Indian fritillary * ''

Argynnis kuniga ''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 disti ...

'' (Chou & Tong, 1994) * ''

Argynnis laodice ''Argynnis laodice'', Pallas' fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It occurs in damp forested places in southern Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, northwestern Kazakhstan, and across the Palearctic to Siberia , Amur, Korea a ...

'' (Pallas, 1771) – Pallas's fritillary * ''

Argynnis pandora ''Argynnis pandora'', the cardinal, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is common throughout southern Europe and is also found in northern Africa and the Middle east and then east across the Palearctic to northwestern India. Descripti ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – Cardinal or Mediterranean fritillary * ''

Argynnis paphia The silver-washed fritillary (''Argynnis paphia'') is a common and variable butterfly found over much of the Palearctic realm – Algeria, Europe, temperate Asia, and Japan. Description The silver-washed fritillary butterfly is deep orange with ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Silver-washed fritillary * ''

Argynnis ruslana ''Argynnis ruslana'' is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern China, Amurland, Korea, and Japan. The larvae feed on ''Viola ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsch ...

'' Motschulsky, 1866 * ''

Argynnis sagana ''Argynnis sagana'' is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Argynnis sagana'' has a wingspan of about . This species displays little geographical variations, but it is well known for the significant differences (sexual ...

'' Doubleday, 1847 * ''

Argynnis zenobia ''Argynnis zenobia'' is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Amur, Ussuri, China, Tibet) that belongs to the browns family. Subspecies *''A. z. zenobia'' China, Tibet *''A. z. penelope'' (Staudinger, 892 South Ussuri Description from ...

'' Leech, 1890

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