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Checklist for Subfamily Limenitidinae Behr, 1864 (Admirals)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
3196
9755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
3194
9743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
3185
9714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2112
6930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1904
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
122
569
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
15
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
15 Genera with 85 Species
Abrota Moore, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Aldania Moore, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1908Sergeants28SpeciesTaxom
Auzakia Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Bassarona Moore, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1887Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1963Barons21SpeciesTaxom
Lexias Boisduval, 1793Archdukes1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1908Admirals11SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1886Sailer butterflies58SpeciesTaxom
Pantoporia Hübner, 1942Lascars9SpeciesTaxom
Parasarpa Moore, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Sumalia Moore, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Tacoraea Moore, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
85 Species and 71 Subspecies
Abrota ganga Moore, 1857Sergeant-major
Abrota ganga candidii Wileman, 1909
Abrota ganga formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Abrota pratti Leech, 1891
Aldania ilos Fruhstorfer, 1909
Aldania thisbe Ménétriés, 1859
Athyma asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma asura baelia Fruhstorfer, 1908Formosan Studded Sergeant
Athyma atramenta Murayama & S..., 1963
Athyma cama Moore, 1858Orange Staff
Athyma cama cama Moore, 1858Orange Staff Sergeant
Athyma cama melas Murayama, 1959
Athyma cama zoroastes Butler, 1877
Athyma cama zoroastres Butler, 1877
Athyma eupolia Murayama & S..., 1962
Athyma fortuna Leech, 1889
Athyma fortuna kodahirai Sonan, 1938
Athyma hoso Matsumura, 1939
Athyma insolitus Murayama & S..., 1966
Athyma jima sauteri Fruhstorfer, 1912
Athyma jina Moore, 1857Bhutan Sergeant
Athyma jina fortuitus Murayama & S..., 1966
Athyma jina sauteri Fruhstorfer, 1912
Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848Hill Sergeant
Athyma opalina eupolia Murayama & S..., 1963
Athyma opalina hirayamai Matsumura, 1935
Athyma perius Linnaeus, 1758Common Sergeant
Athyma perius perius Linnaeus, 1758Common Sergeant
Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848Staff Sergeant
Athyma selenophora hirona Matsumura, 1939
Athyma selenophora laela Fruhstorfer, 1908
Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782Spotted Sergeant
Athyma sulpitia tricula Frusthorfer, 1908
Auzakia danava Moore, 1857Commodore
Cymothoe herminia herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Euthalia alpherakyi Oberthür, 1907
Euthalia anosia anosia Moore, 1857Grey Baron
Euthalia bipunctata cordelia Fruhstorfer, 1899
Euthalia formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908French Duke
Euthalia fulguralis Matsumura, 1909
Euthalia hebe Leech, 1891
Euthalia hebe daitoensis Matsumura, 1919
Euthalia hebe kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
Euthalia insulae Hall, 1930Naga Duke
Euthalia insulae insulae
Euthalia irrubescens Grose-Smith, 1893
Euthalia irrubescens fulguralis Matsumura, 1909
Euthalia kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
Euthalia malapana Shirôzu& Ch..., 1958White-tipped Baron
Euthalia nugatoris Murayama, 1961
Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848Green Duke
Euthalia shinnin (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Euthalia kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
Euthalia thibetana Poujade, 1885
Euthalia thibetana insulae Hall, 1930
Euthalia thibetana uraiana Murayama & S..., 1963
Euthalia uraiana Murayama & S..., 1963
Lexias dirtea Fabricius, 1793Archduke
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis asura baelia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis dudu (Westwood, 1850)⇒ Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis dudu jinamitra Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis fortuna kodahirai Sonan, 1938
Limenitis glorifica Fruhstorfer, 1909Honshu White Admiral
Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853
Limenitis jina sauteri Fruhstorfer, 1913
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Limenitis sulpitia sulpitia Cramer, 1779
Limenitis sulpitia tricula Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis ananta Moore, 1858Indian Yellow Sailor
Neptis clinia Moore, 1872Clear Sailer
Neptis esakii Nomura, 1935
Neptis harita harita Moore, 1874Chocolate Sailor
Neptis hesione Leech, 1890
Neptis hesione podarces Nire, 1920
Neptis horishana (Matsumura, 1908)⇒ Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis hylas hylas Linnaeus, 1758
Neptis hylas luculenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
Neptis ilos Fruhstorfer, 1909
Neptis ilos nirei Nomura, 1935
Neptis jumbah nalanda Fruhstorfer, 1907Chestnut-Streaked Sailer
Neptis leucoporos Fruhstorfer, 1908Burmese Sailer
Neptis magadha plautia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis miah Moore, 1858Small Yellow Sailer
Neptis moltrechti (Oberthür, 1908)⇒ Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis nandina Moore, 1857Clear Sailer
Neptis nandina formosana Shirôzu, 1960
Neptis nata Moore, 1857Clear Sailer
Neptis nata disparalis Murayama, 1968
Neptis nata lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Neptis noyala Oberthür, 1906
Neptis noyala ikedai Shirozu, 1952
Neptis philyra Ménétriés, 1859Long-Streak Sailor
Neptis philyra ebenoides Murayama & S..., 1966
Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1942
Neptis philyroides Staudinger, 1887
Neptis philyroides formosana Sonan, 1930
Neptis philyroides sonani Murayama, 1942
Neptis phylyroides sonani Murayama, 1941
Neptis pryeri Butler, 1871
Neptis pryeri jucundita Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis rivularis Scopoli, 1763Hungarian Glider
Neptis rivularis bergmani Bryk, 1942
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Neptis rivularis formosana Matsumura, 1909
Neptis sankara Kollar, 1844Broad-banded Sailer
Neptis sankara shirakiana Matsumura, 1929
Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771Common Glider
Neptis sappho aceris reducta Shir..., 1960
Neptis sappho formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis shirakiana Matsumura, 1929
Neptis soma Moore, 1858Cream-spotted Sailor
Neptis soma diabolus Murayama & C..., 1960
Neptis soma lutatia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Neptis soma ominicola Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis soma shirozui Eliot, 1969
Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & S..., 1968
Neptis sylvana Oberthür, 1906Pale Yellow Sailer
Neptis sylvana esakii Nomura, 1935
Neptis taiwana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis themis Leech, 1893
Neptis themis nirei Nomura, 1935
Neptis thisbe (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Aldania thisbe Ménétriés, 1859
Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886Yerbury´s Sailer
Neptis yerburii yerburii Butler, 1886
Pantoporia balina Fruhstorfer, 1913
Pantoporia bruijni cosmia Semper, 1878
Pantoporia cama zoroastres Butler, 1877
Pantoporia hordonia Stoll, 1790Common Lascar
Pantoporia hordonia maligowa Fruhstorfer, 1912
Pantoporia hordonia rihodona Moore, 1878
Pantoporia opalina (Alpheraky, 1889)⇒ Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848
Pantoporia pardus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Pantoporia sura Corbet, 1942
Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908White Commodore
Parasarpa dudu isshikii Matsumura, 1929
Parasarpa dudu jinamitra Fruhstorfer, 1908
Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758
Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906

Subnodes of Limenitidinae with occurrences in Taiwan
TribeAdoliadini
Doubleday, 1845
Admirals
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLimenitidini
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Sisters and Sailors
8
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNeptini
Newman, 1870
3
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Limenitidinae at itis.gov