The Acraeini are a tribe of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Acraeini
Acraea eponina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Tribe: Acraeini
Boisduval, 1833
Genera

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Genera

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The recognized genera are:[1]

The genus Acraea is highly paraphyletic and needs to be redelimited. This will possibly re-establish the old genus Telchinia, and perhaps others.[citation needed]

The genus Pardopsis Trimen, 1887, previously included in Acraeini, has tentatively been moved to the Argynnini tribe.

References

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  1. ^ "Acraeini Classification". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2009-06-21. Tree of Life
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