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Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Nymphalidae
List from Vári & Kroon (2002).
Tribe: Acraeini
Acraea
Tribe: Argynnini
Issoria
One species found in southern Africa: Issoria smaragdifera
Lachnoptera
One species found in southern Africa: Lachnoptera ayresii (Blotched leopard)
Phalanta
Two species in southern Africa: Phalanta eurytis (Forest leopard, pictured right) and Phalanta phalantha (African leopard, Common leopard)
Tribe: Pardopsini
Pardopsis
One species found in southern Africa: Pardopsis punctatissima (Polka dot)
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.