title: Issoria
text: # Issoria
  
  Issoria is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae commonly found in the Palearctic realm, Africa, and South America.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  The South American genus Yramea is sometimes included in Issoria as a subgenus.
  
  ## Species
  
  Listed alphabetically:
  
  * Issoria altissima (Elwes, 1882)
  * Issoria baileyi Huang, 1998
  * Issoria baumanni Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894 – Baumann's mountain fritillary
  * Issoria eugenia (Eversmann, 1847)
  * Issoria gemmata (Butler, 1881)
  * Issoria hanningtoni Elwes, 1889 – Hannington's fritillary
  * Issoria lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758) – Queen of Spain fritillary
  * Issoria mackinnonii (de Nicéville, 1891)
  * Issoria smaragdifera (Butler, 1895) – African queen fritillary
  