Issoria

Issoria
Baumann's mountain fritillary
Issoria baumanni excelsior
Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Heliconiini
Genus: Issoria
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Rathora Moore, 1900
  • Kuekenthaliella Reuss, 1921
  • Pseudorathora Reuss, 1926
  • Prokuekenthaliella Reuss, 1926
  • Afrossoria Simonsen, 2004

Issoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in the Palearctic realm, Africa, and South America.

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