Melitaeini
Melitaeini are a group of brush-footed butterflies. Usually classified as a tribe of the Nymphalinae, they are sometimes raised to subfamily status as Melitaeinae. Common names include the highly ambiguous fritillaries (butterflies)|fritillaries], checkerspots, crescents, or crescentspots, and some genus-specific names.
Genera
The 20–25 genera of Melitaeini are divided among five subtribes; some species are also listed. The subtribes, in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, are:Subtribe EuphydryinaEuphydryas - fritillaries, checkerspots
Subtribe MelitaeinaMelitaea - fritillaries
Subtribe ChlosyninaAntillea Higgins, Atlantea Higgins, Chlosyne - checkerspots, patchesDymasia Higgins, 1960Higginsius Hemming, 1964 Microtia Bates, 1864Poladryas Bauer, 1975Texola Higgins, 1959 - checkerspots
Subtribe GnathotrichinaGnathotriche C. & R. Felder, 1862
Subtribe PhyciodinaAnthanassa Scudder, 1875 - crescents, crescentspots
- * Anthanassa ardys - Ardys crescent
- * Anthanassa frisia - Cuban crescent, Cuban crescentspotCastilia Higgins, 1981Dagon Higgins, 1981Eresia Boisduval, 1836Janatella Higgins, 1981Mazia Higgins, 1981Ortilia Higgins, 1981Phyciodes - crescents, crescentspotsPhystis Higgins, 1981Tegosa Higgins, 1981
- * Tegosa anietaTelenassa Higgins, 1981Tisona Higgins, 1981