Aglais
Encyclopedia
Aglais is a genus
of brush-footed
butterflies, containing the Tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes included as a subgenus of Nymphalis
, which also includes Tortoiseshells, but it is usually considered to be separate.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of brush-footed
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...
butterflies, containing the Tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes included as a subgenus of Nymphalis
Nymphalis
Nymphalis, commonly known as Tortoiseshells, is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. The genera Aglais, Inachis, Polygonia, and Kaniska, are sometimes included as subgenera of Nymphalis but they are usually considered to be unique genera. See also Anglewing butterflies...
, which also includes Tortoiseshells, but it is usually considered to be separate.
Species
- Aglais ichnusa HübnerJacob HübnerJacob Hübner was a German entomologist. He was the author of Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge , a founding work of entomology.-Scientific career:...
, 1819 – Corsican Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais kaschmirensisAglais kaschmirensisThe Indian Tortoiseshell is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Upperside of forewings with the basal half of costa and termen pale brown, the former flecked with pale yellow, the latter bordered inwardly by a narrow darker brown band bearing a series of black lunules;...
(Kollar, 1844) – Indian Tortoiseshell - Aglais ladakensisAglais ladakensisThe Ladakh Tortoiseshell is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia.-Description:Differs from Aglais kaschmirensis with the forewing termen convex and not falcate and not produced between veins 5 and 6....
(Moore, 1882) – Ladakh Tortoiseshell - Aglais milbertiAglais milbertiMilbert's Tortoiseshell , also known as the Fire-rim Tortoiseshell, is the only species of Aglais that occurs in North America.-Description:...
(Godart, 1819) – Milbert's Tortoiseshell or Fire-rim Tortoiseshell - Aglais rizana (Moore, 1872) – Mountain Tortoiseshell
- Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) – Small TortoiseshellSmall TortoiseshellThe Small Tortoiseshell is a well-known colourful butterfly.-Range:It is found in temperate Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. There are a few records from New York City which, however, are believed to have arrived human-assisted.-Subspecies:*A. u. urticae...