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Checklist for Subfamily Limenitidinae Behr, 1864 (Admirals)
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		421
4294
12421		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		419
4292
12419		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		401
4206
12232		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		278
3568
11145		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		51
1130
2413		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		51
1130
2413		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1123
2401		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
860
1913		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
796
1810		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
265
732		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		113
318		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		18
67		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
18 Genera with 67 Species
Abrota Moore, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1872Sergeants19SpeciesTaxom
Auzakia Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Bassarona Moore, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1887Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1857Barons19SpeciesTaxom
Lasippa Moore, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1848Admirals11SpeciesTaxom
Moduza Moore, 1777Commander1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1926Sailer butterflies41SpeciesTaxom
Neurosigma Butler, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Pantoporia Hübner, 1942Lascars6SpeciesTaxom
Parasarpa Moore, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Sumalia Moore, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Tacoraea Moore, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanaecia Butler, 1868Counts5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
67 Species and 52 Subspecies
Abrota ganga Moore, 1857Sergeant-major
Abrota ganga ganga Moore, 1857Sergeant major
Athyma asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma cama Moore, 1858Orange Staff
Athyma cama cama Moore, 1858Orange Staff Sergeant
Athyma jina Moore, 1857Bhutan Sergeant
Athyma jina jina Moore, 1858Bhutan sergeant
Athyma nefte Cramer, 1780Colour Sergeant
Athyma nefte inara Doubleday, 1850Colour sergeant
Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848Hill Sergeant
Athyma opalina opalina Kollar, 1844Hill sergeant
Athyma opalina orientalisHimalayan sergeant
Athyma perius Linnaeus, 1758Common Sergeant
Athyma pravara Moore, 1857Lance Sergeant
Athyma ranga Moore, 1857Blackvein Sergeant
Athyma ranga ranga Moore, 1857Blackvein sergeant
Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848Staff Sergeant
Athyma selenophora selenophora Kollar, 1844Staff sergeant
Athyma zeroca Moore, 1872Small Staff Sergeant
Athyma zeroca zeroca Moore, 1872Small staff sergeant
Auzakia danava Moore, 1857Commodore
Cymothoe herminia herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777Baron
Euthalia aconthea apama Fruhstorfer, 1913
Euthalia aconthea suddhodana Fruhstorfer, 1913Common baron
Euthalia duda Staudinger, 1855Blue Duchess
Euthalia durga (Moore, 1857)⇒ Bassarona durga Moore, 1857
Euthalia franciae Gray, 1846French Duke
Euthalia franciae franciae Gray, 1846French duke
Euthalia lubentina Cramer, 1777Common Gaudy Baron
Euthalia lubentina indica Fruhstorfer, 1904Gaudy baron
Euthalia monina Fabricius, 1787Baronet
Euthalia monina arhatPowdered baron
Euthalia nara Moore, 1859Bronze Duke
Euthalia nara nara Moore, 1859Bronze duke
Euthalia patala Kollar, 1844Grand Duchess
Euthalia patala patala Kollar, 1844Grand duchess
Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848Green Duke
Euthalia sahadeva Moore, 1859Blue Baron
Euthalia sahadeva sahadeva Moore, 1861Green duke
Euthalia telchinia Ménétriés, 1857Blue Baron
Lasippa viraja Moore, 1872Yellowback Sailer
Lasippa viraja viraja Moore, 1872Yellow-jak Lascar
Limenitis danava (Moore, 1857)⇒ Auzakia danava Moore, 1857
Limenitis daraxa Doubleday, 1848Green Commodore
Limenitis daraxa daraxaGreen commodore
Limenitis dudu (Westwood, 1850)⇒ Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis procris (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Moduza procris Cramer, 1777
Limenitis procris anarta Moore, 1877
Limenitis procris procrisCommander
Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864Indian White Admiral
Limenitis trivena pallida Tytler, 1926Indian white admiral
Limenitis zayla (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Parasarpa zayla Doubleday, 1848
Limenitis zulema Doubleday, 1848Scarce white commodore
Moduza procris Cramer, 1777Commander
Neptis aceris (Lepechin, 1774)⇒ Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771
Neptis ananta Moore, 1858Indian Yellow Sailor
Neptis ananta ochracea Evans, 1924Yellow sailer
Neptis ananta sitis Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis armandia Oberthür, 1876Armand´s Sailer´
Neptis armandia melba Evans, 1912Variegated sailer
Neptis cartica Moore, 1872Plain Sailer
Neptis cartica cartica Moore, 1872Plain sailer
Neptis clinia Moore, 1872Clear Sailer
Neptis clinia susrataSullied sailer
Neptis clinia susruta Moore, 1872Clear sailer
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis hylas kamarupa Moore, 1872Common sailer
Neptis magadha C.Felder & R..., 1867Spotted Sailer
Neptis magadha khasiana Moore, 1872Spotted Sailer
Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872Himalayan Sailer
Neptis mahendra mahendra Moore, 1872Himalayan sailer
Neptis manasa Moore, 1858Pale Hockeystick Sailer
Neptis manasa manasa Moore, 1857Pale Hockey-stick Sailor
Neptis miah Moore, 1858Small Yellow Sailer
Neptis miah miah Moore, 1857Small yellow sailer
Neptis narayana Moore, 1858Broadstick Sailer
Neptis narayana nana Nicéville, 1889Broadstick sailer
Neptis nata Moore, 1857Clear Sailer
Neptis nata adipala Moore, 1872Clear sailer
Neptis nycteus Nicéville, 1890Hockeystick Sailer
Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1942
Neptis pseudovikasi Moore, 1899Dingy Sailer
Neptis radha Moore, 1857Great Yellow Sailer
Neptis radha radha Moore, 1857Great yellow sailer
Neptis sankara Kollar, 1844Broad-banded Sailer
Neptis sankara amba Moore, 1858
Neptis sankara sankaraBroad-banded sailer
Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771Common Glider
Neptis sappho astola Moore, 1872Common Hill Sailor
Neptis soma Moore, 1858Cream-spotted Sailor
Neptis soma butleriCreamy sailer
Neptis soma lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Neptis yerburii tamurTamur sailer
Neptis zaida Doubleday, 1848Pale Green Sailer
Neptis zaida bhutanica Tytler, 1926Pale green sailer
Neurosigma doubledayi (Westwood, 1848)⇒ Neurosigma siva Westwood, 1850
Neurosigma siva Westwood, 1850Leopard
Pantoporia balina Fruhstorfer, 1913
Pantoporia hordonia Stoll, 1790Common Lascar
Pantoporia hordonia hordonia Stoll, 1790Common Lascar
Pantoporia opalina (Alpheraky, 1889)⇒ Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848
Pantoporia sandaka Butler, 1892Broad-striped Lascar
Pantoporia sura Corbet, 1942
Parasarpa zayla Doubleday, 1848Bi-colour Commodore
Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758
Phaedyma aspasia Leech, 1890Great Hockeystick Sailer
Phaedyma aspasia kathmandia Fujioka, 1970Great hockeystick sailer
Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780Short banded Sailer
Phaedyma columella ophiana Moore, 1872Short-banded sailer
Tanaecia julii Bougainville, 1837Common Earl
Tanaecia julii appiades Ménétriés, 1857Common earl
Tanaecia julii odilina Fruhstorfer, 1913Common Earl
Tanaecia lepidea Butler, 1868Grey Count
Tanaecia lepidea lepidea Butler, 1868Grey count

Subnodes of Limenitidinae with occurrences in Nepal
TribeAdoliadini
Doubleday, 1845
Admirals		5
16		Genera
Species
Taxom

TribeLimenitidini
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Sisters and Sailors		9
22		Genera
Species
Taxom

TribeNeptini
Newman, 1870
4
29		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Limenitidinae at itis.gov