Argynnis hyperbius

Indian fritillary
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Argynnis
Species:
A. hyperbius
Binomial name
Argynnis hyperbius
Synonyms
  • Papilio hyperbius Linnaeus 1763
  • Argyreus hyperbius
  • Papilio niphe Linnaeus, 1767
  • Papilio argyrius Linnaeus, 1768
  • Papilio tigris Jung, 1792
  • Argynnis tephania Godart, 1819
  • Argynnis aruna Moore, [1858]
  • Argynnis hybrida Evans, 1912
  • Argynnis montorum Joicey & Talbot, 1926
  • Argynnis (Dryas) castetsoides Reuss, 1926
  • Argynnis coomani Le Cerf, 1933
  • Argynnis castetsi Oberthür, 1891
  • Argynnis niphe javanica Oberthür, 1889
  • Argynnis inconstans Butler, 1873

The Indian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius) is a species of butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed family. It is usually found from south and southeast Asia to Australia.