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Melitaeini
Genus of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melitaeini are a group of brush-footed butterflies. Usually classified as a tribe of the Nymphalinae, they are sometimes raised to subfamily status as Melitaeinae. Common names include the highly ambiguous fritillaries (also used for some Heliconiinae), checkerspots, crescents, or crescentspots, and some genus-specific names.

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Genera
The 20–25 genera of Melitaeini are divided among five subtribes; some species are also listed. The subtribes, in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, are:[1]
Subtribe Euphydryina
Subtribe Melitaeina
Subtribe Chlosynina
Subtribe Gnathotrichina
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Subtribe Phyciodina
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