Araschnia

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

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Species

In alphabetical order: [1]

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References

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

Further reading