Araschnia

Araschnia
Araschnia levana in the spring
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Nymphalini
Genus: Araschnia
Hübner, 1819

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

Species[1]

References

  1. Araschnia, funet.fi

Further reading

Araschnia "Le genre Araschnia" provides distribution information in French.

External links

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