Vagrantini
Encyclopedia
Vagrantini is a tribe
of butterflies
in the subfamily Heliconiinae
found from southern North America
to northern South America
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Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the subfamily Heliconiinae
Heliconiinae
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies . They can be divided into 45-50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconiidae within the Papilionoidea...
found from southern North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
to northern South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Genera
- Algia Herrich-Schäffer, 1864
- Algiachroa Parsons, 1989
- CirrochroaCirrochroaCirrochroa, commonly called yeomen, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia.-Species:* Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847 – Large Yeoman* Cirrochroa clagia...
Doubleday, 1847 – Yeomen - Cupha Billberg, 1820
- LachnopteraLachnopteraLachnoptera is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879*Lachnoptera anticlia -External links:*...
Doubleday, 1847 - PhalantaPhalantaPhalanta is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*Phalanta alcippe *Phalanta eurytis *Phalanta phalantha *Phalanta madagascariensis...
Horsfield, 1829 – Leopards - Smerina Hewitson, 1874
- Terinos Boisduval, 1836
- Vagrans Hemming, 1934
- VindulaVindulaVindula, commonly called Cruisers, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia and Australia...
Hemming, 1934