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Subfamily: Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Subfamily Description: Longwings are members of the Family Nymphalidae. They are richest in the tropics, but several genera are prominent in the Northern Hermisphere, including the fritillaries or silverspots and the lesser fritillaries. The adults of several species are distasteful, and many other species mimic the distasteful butterflies of this subfamily. Adults are long-lived, with some as long as six months. Males patrol in search of females. The adults of genus Heliconius are unique in that they intentionally collect pollen in their proboscis and then absorb its proteins.Sort method:
 Heliocheilus lupatus (Heliocheilus lupatus) |
| Scarce Bamboo Page (Philaethria dido) |
 Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta) |
| Juno Longwing (Dione juno) |
| Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) |
| Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) |
| Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) |
| Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella) |
| Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) |
| Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato) |
| Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
| Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) |
| Diana (Speyeria diana) |
| Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) |
| Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) |
| Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) |
| Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis) |
| Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii) |
| Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis) |
| Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene) |
| Carol's Fritillary (Speyeria carolae) |
| Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe) |
| Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis) |
| Unsilvered Fritillary (Speyeria adiaste) |
| Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) |
| Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis) |
| Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe) |
| Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia) |
| Mountain Fritillary (Boloria alaskensis) |
| Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) |
| Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) |
| Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) |
| Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga) |
| Dingy Fritillary (Boloria improba) |
| Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild) |
| Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore) |
| Polaris Fritillary (Boloria polaris) |
| Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija) |
| Cryptic Fritillary (Boloria natazhati) |
| Alberta Fritillary (Boloria alberta) |
| Astarte Fritillary (Boloria astarte) |
| Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) |
