Aglais is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, containing the tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes indicated as a subgenus of Nymphalis or simply being an unnecessary division from the genus Nymphalis,[1][2][3] which also includes tortoiseshells, but it is usually considered to be separate.[4] This proposed separate genus is also considered "brushfooted butterflies" historically together with the other or separate Nymphalis species.[1]
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| Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on blackthorn in Otmoor, Oxfordshire, England | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Nymphalini |
| Genus: | Aglais Dalman, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Aglais urticae | |
Species
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Aglais ichnusa Bonelli, 1826 | Corsican small tortoiseshell | Corsica and Sardinia | |
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Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)[5] | European peacock butterfly | Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. |
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Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, 1844) | Indian tortoiseshell | The Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim, Gissar Range- to Darvaz, Pamirs to Alay Mountains, Afghanistan, Pakistan, West China. | |
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Aglais ladakensis (Moore, 1882) | Ladakh tortoiseshell | Northern Himalayan ranges, Ladakh, Tibet, Chitral; Nilang Pass beyond Mussoorie; Sikkim, Chumbi valley. | |
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Aglais milberti (Godart, 1819) | Milbert's tortoiseshell or fire-rim tortoiseshell | Canada and Alaska, western United States |
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Aglais rizana (Moore, 1872) | mountain tortoiseshell | Pamirs to Alay Range, Afghanistan, northwest Himalayas. | |
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Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) | small tortoiseshell | Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Nepal, Sikkim, Pakistan, Northern India, Mongolia, Korea and Japan |
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Arthur V. (2008). National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spider of North America. p. 293. Sterling Publishing, London. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1.
- ^ Savela, Markku (28 April 2019). "Nymphalis Kluk, 1780". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Hoskins, Adrian. "Milbert's Tortoiseshell". Butterflies of Mexico, USA & Canada.
- ^ Sadka, Mike. "LepIndex Home". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl; Salvius, Lars (1758). Caroli Linnaei...Systema naturae per regna tria naturae :secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (pdf) (in Latin). Vol. v.1. Holmiae : Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. p. 472. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542. hdl:2027/hvd.32044106464480. OCLC 499504699. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
External links
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- "Taxonomy Browser: Aglais". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved April 19, 2020. With images.