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, 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 Euphydryina
- Euphydryas - fritillaries, checkerspots
- Melitaea - fritillaries
- Antillea Higgins,
- Atlantea Higgins,
- Chlosyne - checkerspots, patches
- Dymasia Higgins, 1960
- Higginsius Hemming, 1964
- Microtia Bates, 1864
- Poladryas Bauer, 1975
- Texola Higgins, 1959 - checkerspots
- * Texola elada - Elada checkerspot
- Gnathotriche C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Anthanassa Scudder, 1875 - crescents, crescentspots
- * Anthanassa ardys - Ardys crescent
- * Anthanassa frisia - Cuban crescent, Cuban crescentspot
- Castilia Higgins, 1981
- Dagon Higgins, 1981
- Eresia Boisduval, 1836
- Janatella Higgins, 1981
- Mazia Higgins, 1981
- Ortilia Higgins, 1981
- Phyciodes - crescents, crescentspots
- Phystis Higgins, 1981
- Tegosa Higgins, 1981
- * Tegosa anieta
- Telenassa Higgins, 1981
- Tisona Higgins, 1981