Acraeini
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Acraeini is a tribe
Tribus
Tribus may refer to* Tribe, a social group, originally:** a division of the citizenry of ancient Rome; see Tribal Assembly* Tribus , an EP released by Brazilian Thrash metal band Sepultura...

 of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae
Heliconiinae
The Heliconiinae, commonly called heliconians or longwings, are a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies . They can be divided into 45-50 genera and were sometimes treated as a separate family Heliconiidae within the Papilionoidea...

 in the family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

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Genera

  • Abananote Potts, 1943
  • Acraea
    Acraea (genus)
    Acraea is a genus of brush-footed butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae. It seems to be highly paraphyletic and has long been used as a "wastebin taxon" to unite about 220 species of anatomically conservative Acraeini...

    – acraeas
  • Actinote
    Actinote
    Actinote is a genus of butterflies from South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see Acraea.-Species:*thallia species-group**Actinote alalia Actinote is a genus of butterflies from South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae...

  • Altinote Potts, 1943
  • Bematistes
    Bematistes
    Bematistes is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.-Species:*umbra species-group:**Bematistes adrasta **Bematistes aganice **Bematistes alcinoe...

  • Cethosia
    Cethosia
    Cethosia, commonly called the Lacewings, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. They are found mainly in southeastern Asia as far south as Australia.-Species:Listed alphabetically....

    – lacewings
  • Miyana Felder, 1860
  • Pardopsis
    Pardopsis
    Pardopsis is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.-External links:*...



The genus Acraea is highly paraphyletic and needs to be redelimited. This will possibly re-establish the old genus Telchinia, and perhaps others.
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