Melitaeini
Sign in to saveMelitaeini 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.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Collections
- UMNH, UCSB
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama
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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.
left|thumb|Chlosyne janais, Campeche, Mexico
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