Melitaeini

Melitaea is a genus of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). They are here placed in the tribe Melitaeini of subfamily Nymphalinae; some authors elevate this tribe to subfamily rank.

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Euphydryas is a genus of Nymphalidae butterflies.

thumb|Poecile checkerspot (Chlosyne erodyle poecile)Costa Rica thumb|Gaudy patch (Chlosyne gaudialis) Guatemala. Chlosyne is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.

Phyciodes, the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae. thumb|thumbtime=8|Crescent butterfly nectaring on yellow ironweed.

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.

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Anthanassa is a genus of North and South American butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from the United States to South America. One authority places this genus as a subgenus of Phyciodes.

thumb|T. claudina, Colombia Tegosa is a Neotropical genus of butterflies from Mexico to South America in the family Nymphalidae.

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Janatella is a genus of butterflies which range from Central to South America in the family Nymphalidae. The species Janatella has trapezoidal wings that allow them to fly easily and fast. The flying performance of butterflies enabled the recreation of them into efficient aircraft using similar dimensions to that of butterfly wings. Suzuki, & Yoshino, M. (2019). A trapezoidal wing equivalent to a Janatella leucodesma ’s wing in terms of aerodynamic performance in the flapping flight of a butterfly model. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics., 14(3). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/aafde3

Ortilia is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in South America.

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Antillea is a genus of butterflies from Central America in the family Nymphalidae.

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Telenassa is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found in South America.

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Atlantea is a genus of butterflies from the Caribbean in the family Nymphalidae.

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Gnathotriche is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in South America.

Poladryas is a monotypic genus of butterflies from United States and Central America in the family Nymphalidae. The single species it contains is Poladryas minuta, the dotted checkerspot.

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Higginsius is a genus of butterflies from north-eastern South America in the family Nymphalidae.

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Phystis is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States in the family Nymphalidae. It contains the species Phystis simois.