Aglais
# Aglais

Aglais is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, containing the tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes indicated as a subgenus of Nymphalis or simply being an unnecessary division from the genus Nymphalis, which also includes tortoiseshells, but it is usually considered to be separate. This proposed separate genus is also considered "brushfooted butterflies" historically together with the other or separate Nymphalis species.

## Species

| Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| - | - | - |
| Aglais ichnusa Hübner, 1819 | Corsican small tortoiseshell | Corsica and Sardinia |
| Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) | European peacock butterfly | Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. |
| Aglais caschmirensis (Kollar, 1844) | Indian tortoiseshell | The Himalayas from Kashmir to Sikkim, Gissar Range- to Darvaz, Pamirs to Alay Mountains, Afghanistan, Pakistan, West China. |
| Aglais ladakensis (Moore, 1882) | Ladakh tortoiseshell | Northern Himalayan ranges, Ladakh, Tibet, Chitral; Nilang Pass beyond Mussoorie; Sikkim, Chumbi valley. |
| Aglais milberti (Godart, 1819) | Milbert's tortoiseshell or fire-rim tortoiseshell | Canada and Alaska, western United States |
| Aglais rizana (Moore, 1872) | mountain tortoiseshell | Pamirs to Alay Range, Afghanistan, northwest Himalayas. |
| Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) | small tortoiseshell | Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Nepal, Sikkim, Pakistan, Northern India, Mongolia, Korea and Japan |
