Checklist for Subfamily Limenitidinae Behr, 1864 (Admirals)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1719
4069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1717
4067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1715
4064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1028
2345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
897
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
205
486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 78
169 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
10 Genera with 21 Species | Athyma Westwood, 1858 | Sergeants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dophla Moore, 1790 | Dukes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1782 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1859 | Barons | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1779 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Moduza Moore, 1777 | Commander | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1872 | Sailer butterflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1790 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
21 Species and 7 Subspecies | Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858 | Studded Sergeant | | Dophla evelina Stoll, 1790 | Red-spot Duke | | Euphaedra eupalus Fabricius, 1782 | Western Blue-banded Forester | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857 | Grey Baron | | Euthalia evelina (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Dophla evelina Stoll, 1790 | | Euthalia garuda (Hewitson, 1874) | ⇒ Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | | Euthalia lubentina Cramer, 1777 | Common Gaudy Baron | | Euthalia lubentina psittacus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Euthalia nais Forster, 1771 | Baronet | | Euthalia vasanta Moore, 1859 | | | Limenitis calidosa Moore, 1858 | | | Limenitis procris (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | | Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis hylas varmona Moore, 1872 | Common Sailer | | Neptis jumbah Moore, 1858 | Chestnut-streaked Sailer | | Neptis jumbah nalanda Fruhstorfer, 1907 | Chestnut-Streaked Sailer | | Neptis magadha plautia Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Neptis soma Moore, 1858 | Cream-spotted Sailor | | Neptis varmona Moore, 1872 | | | Pantoporia hordonia Stoll, 1790 | Common Lascar | | Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780 | Short banded Sailer |
Subnodes of Limenitidinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
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