HELICONIINAE of Australia including ACRAEINI, ARGYNNINI, HELICONIINI, and VAGRANTINI Lacewings, Fritillaries, Rustics NYMPHALIDAE,   PAPILIONOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

HELICONIINAE eggs

HELICONIINAE caterpillars

HELICONIINAE pupae

HELICONIINAE butterflies

HELICONIINAE undersides

The Caterpillars of HELICONIINAE are covered in spiky and often branched hairs.

The adults often have orange or transparent wings. Some are called Fritillaries. "Fritillary" is from the Latin: "fritillus" meaning "dice box". In Roman times, such dice boxes were embellished with checkered patterns, and some of the butterflies in HELICONIINAE have checkered black and brown patterns on the wings.

The Australian species in HELICONIINAE are:

Acraea andromacha : Glasswing
Acraea terpsicore : Tawny Coster

Argynnis hyperbius : Laced Fritillary

Cethosia cydippe : Red Lacewing
Cethosia penthesilea : Orange Lacewing

Cupha prosope : Bordered Rustic

Phalanta phalantha : Spotted Rustic

Vagrans egista : Tailed Rustic

Vindula arsinoe : The Cruiser

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Australian butterflies

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(written 8 August 2016, updated 29 December 2023)