Araschnia

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.

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

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


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