Checklist for Subfamily Limenitidinae Behr, 1864 (Admirals)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
374
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 168
545 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 16
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
16 Genera with 46 Species | Aterica Boisduval, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crenidomimas Karsch, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1879 | Fig Eaters | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euptera Staudinger, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryphura Staudinger, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 0 | Barons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1878 | Sailer butterflies | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1913 | Lascars | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1879 | False acraeas | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoneptis Snellen, 1964 | Blue Sailers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sallya Koçak, 1847 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
46 Species and 24 Subspecies | Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855 | | | Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833 | | | Bebearia flaminia flaminia Staudinger, 1891 | | | Crenidomimas concordia Hopffer, 1855 | Speckled Lilac Nymph | | Cymothoe alcimeda Godart, 1824 | Battling Glider | | Cymothoe alcimeda alcimeda Godart, 1824 | Battling Glider | | Cymothoe alcimeda clarki Stevenson, 1940 | | | Cymothoe alcimeda marieps Rydon, 1994 | Battling Glider | | Cymothoe alcimeda transvaalica Rydon, 1994 | Battling Glider | | Cymothoe alcimeda trimeni Aurivillius, 1912 | Battling Glider | | Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Blonde Glider | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Euphaedra neophron neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold-banded Forester | | Euphaedra losinga Hewitson, 1864 | Dark Brown Forester | | Euphaedra ruspina Hewitson, 1865 | Common Orange Forester | | Euphaedra sarita Sharpe, 1891 | | | Euphaedra zaddachi zaddachi Dewitz, 1879 | | | Euptera pluto Ward, 1873 | Pluto Euptera | | Euryphura achlys Hopffer, 1855 | Forest Green Butterfly | | Euthalia aconthea merilia Swinhoe, 1893 | | | Euthalia agnis tinna | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Neptis agatha Cramer, 1782 | | | Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955 | High Sailer | | Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959 | Carcasson´s Sailer | | Neptis goochi (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 | | Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 | Small Streaked Sailer | | Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955 | | | Neptis harita Moore, 1874 | Chocolate Sailer | | Neptis jordani Neave, 1910 | Jordan's Sailor | | Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833 | | | Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955 | Kiriakoff´s Sailer | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Neptis penningtoni Van Son, 1935 | Pennington´s Sailer | | Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833 | Small Spotted Sailor | | Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855 | Small Spotted Sailer | | Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955 | River Sailer | | Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912 | Swynnerton´s Sailer | | Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878 | Barred Sailer | | Neptis trigonophora trigonophora Butler, 1878 | Barred Sailor | | Pantoporia bruijni cosmia Semper, 1878 | | | Pantoporia opalina (Alpheraky, 1889) | ⇒ Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848 | | Pantoporia sura Corbet, 1942 | | | Pantoporia zeroca galaesus Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Phaedyma columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Short Banded Sailor | | Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudacraea boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874 | | | Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common False Wanderer | | Pseudacraea eurytus imitator Trimen, 1873 | False Wanderer | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Pseudacraea lucretia expansa Butler, 1878 | | | Pseudacraea lucretia tarquinea Trimen, 1868 | | | Pseudacraea poggei Dewitz, 1879 | False Monarch | | Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964 | | | Sallya natalensis (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Sevenia natalensis Boisduval, 1847 |
Subnodes of Limenitidinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
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