Issoria

For Artemis had the epithet Issoria, see Artemis.

Issoria
Baumann's mountain fritillary Issoria baumanni excelsior Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Heliconiini
Genus:	Issoria Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
RathoraMoore, 1900 KuekenthaliellaReuss, 1921 PseudorathoraReuss, 1926 ProkuekenthaliellaReuss, 1926 AfrossoriaSimonsen, 2004

Issoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in the Palearctic realm, Africa, and South America.

Taxonomy

The South American genus Yramea is sometimes included in Issoria as a subgenus.

Species

Listed alphabetically: ^[1]

• Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)
• Issoria baileyi Huang, 1998
• Issoria baumanni Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894 – Baumann's mountain fritillary
• Issoria eugenia (Eversmann, 1847)
• Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)
• Issoria hanningtoni Elwes, 1889 – Hannington's fritillary
• Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) – Queen of Spain fritillary
• Issoria mackinnonii (de Nicéville, 1891)
• Issoria smaragdifera (Butler, 1895) – African queen fritillary

References

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