Issoria Explained

Issoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in the Palearctic realm, Africa, and South America.

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

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/heliconiinae/issoria/ "Issoria Hübner, [1819]"] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms