Biology:Araschnia

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Araschnia
Araschnia levana.jpg
Araschnia levana in the spring
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Nymphalini
Genus: Araschnia
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Arachnia Wheeler, 1903

Araschnia is a genus of the family Nymphalidae found in the East Palearctic (temperate Asia). The seasonal polyphenism (difference between spring and summer forms) is very marked.

Species

In alphabetical order:[1]

References

  1. "Araschnia Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Further reading

  • "Le genre Araschnia" in French Wikipedia provides distribution information

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q32475 entry