Issoria
Issoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in the Palearctic realm, Africa, and South America.
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| Baumann's mountain fritillary Issoria baumanni excelsior Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Argynnini |
| Genus: | Issoria Hübner, [1819] |
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Taxonomy
The South American genus Yramea is sometimes included in Issoria as a subgenus.
Species
Listed alphabetically:[1]
- 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
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- "Issoria Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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