擇蛺蝶屬

擇蛺蝶屬（學名：Janatella）是蛺蝶亞科網蛺蝶族中的一個屬。物種分佈於新熱帶界。翅膀上有明顯黑白斑紋Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2011. Janatella Higgins 1981. Version 02 June 2011 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Janatella/70582/2011.06.02  in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/ 。

 親緣關係 
Freitas and Wahlberg(2007)的DNA序列研究結果指出，擇蛺蝶和白擇蛺蝶屬同一演化支中的姐妹群，菲擇蛺蝶則是牠們倆的姐妹群Wahlberg, N. & Freitas, A. V. 2007 Colonization of and radiation in South America by butterflies in the subtribe Phyciodina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44, 1257-1272.。

 物種 
 白擇蛺蝶 Janatella leucodesma
 擇蛺蝶 Janatella hera
 菲擇蛺蝶 Janatella fellula

 參考文獻 

 Higgins LG. 1981. A revision of Phyciodes Hubner and related genera, with a review of the classification of the Melitaeinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 43: 77-243.
 Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.


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