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Checklist for Subfamily Limenitidinae Behr, 1864 (Admirals)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
104
823
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
20
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
20 Genera with 157 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1758Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aterica Boisduval, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Bebearia Hemming, 196119SpeciesTaxom
Catuna Kirby, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Crenidomimas Karsch, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1848Gliders37SpeciesTaxom
Cynandra Schatz, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1895Fig Eaters41SpeciesTaxom
Euptera Staudinger, 07SpeciesTaxom
Euriphene Boisduval, 190114SpeciesTaxom
Euryphura Staudinger, 195610SpeciesTaxom
Hamanumida Hübner, 1779Guineafowl2SpeciesTaxom
Harma Doubleday, 1968Gliders3SpeciesTaxom
Medoniana Hecq, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1878Sailer butterflies60SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1889False acraeas22SpeciesTaxom
Pseudargynnis Karsch, 1819False Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudathyma Staudinger, 19859SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneptis Snellen, 1935Blue Sailers1SpeciesTaxom
Sallya Koçak, 1847Tree nymphs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
157 Species and 87 Subspecies
Adelpha cytherea cytherea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Adelpha cytherea aea C. & R. Felder, 1867
Aterica clorana (Druce, 1874)⇒ Pseudargynnis hegemone Godart, 1819
Aterica galene Brown, 1775Forest Glade Nymph
Aterica galene extensa Heron, 1909
Aterica galene theophane Hopffer, 1855
Bebearia absolon Fabricius, 1793Absolon Forester
Bebearia absolon entebbiae Lathy, 1906
Bebearia brunhilda Kirby, 1889
Bebearia carshena Hewitson, 1871Shining Blue Forester
Bebearia chriemhilda Staudinger, 1896
Bebearia cocalia Fabricius, 1793Common Palm Forester
Bebearia cocalia badiana Rebel, 1914
Bebearia cocalia katera Van Someren, 1939
Bebearia kiellandi Hecq, 1993
Bebearia mardania Fabricius, 1793Dark Palm Forester
Bebearia orientis Karsch, 1895Eastern Palm Forester
Bebearia orientis insularis Kielland, 1985
Bebearia orientis orientis Karsch, 1895
Bebearia phantasiella Staudinger, 1891Fantasiella
Bebearia phantasiella simulata Van Someren, 1939
Bebearia plistonax Hewitson, 1874Plistonax Forester
Bebearia sophus Fabricius, 1793Sophus Forester
Bebearia sophus audeoudi Riley, 1936
Bebearia sophus ochreata Carcasson, 1961
Catuna angustatum Felder, 1867
Catuna crithea Drury, 1773
Catuna oberthueri Karsch, 1894
Catuna sikorana Rogenhofer, 1889
Crenidomimas concordia Hopffer, 1855Speckled Lilac Nymph
Cymothoe adelina (Hewitson, 1869)⇒ Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773
Cymothoe amaniensis d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe aurivillii Staudinger, 1899
Cymothoe aurivillii aurivillii Staudinger, 1899
Cymothoe aurivillii handeni Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe aurivillii latifasciata Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe aurivillii nguru Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe aurivillii tenuifasciae Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe blassi (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
Cymothoe butleri (Grünberg, 1908)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773Common Glider
Cymothoe collinsi d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe confusa (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Cymothoe egesta Cramer, 1775
Cymothoe congoensis (Butler, 1871)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889Blonde Glider
Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
Cymothoe coranus kiellandi Beaurain, 1988
Cymothoe cottrelli d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe cottrelli cottrelli Rydon, 1980
Cymothoe cottrelli njombe Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe egesta Cramer, 1775Common Yellow Glider
Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887Herminia Glider
Cymothoe herminia johnstoni Butler, 1902
Cymothoe hesione (Butler, 1871)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe hobarti Butler, 1900Hobart´s Red Glider
Cymothoe hobarti hobarti Butler, 1900
Cymothoe hobarti lactanganyikae Collins, 1990
Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871Lurid Glider
Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964
Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908
Cymothoe magambae d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe magambae magambae Rydon, 1980
Cymothoe magambae pareensis Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe overlaeti (Grose-Smith, 1887)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe siegfriedi (Bryk, 1915)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe sultani (Bryk, 1915)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe theobene (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
Cynandra opis Drury, 1773Brilliant Nymph
Cynandra opis bernardii Lagnel, 1967
Euphaedra (Euphaedra) sarcoptera Butler, 1871Large True Forester
Euphaedra (Medoniana) medon (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763
Euphaedra medon innotata Holland, 1920
Euphaedra medon neustetteri Niepelt, 1915
Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855Gold Banded Forester
Euphaedra neophron kiellandi Hecq, 1985
Euphaedra neophron littoralis Talbot, 1929
Euphaedra neophron neophron Hopffer, 1855Gold-banded Forester
Euphaedra neophron rydoni Howarth, 1969
Euphaedra neophron violaceae Butler, 1888
Euphaedra alacris Hecq, 1980
Euphaedra albocoerulea (Rothschild, 1918)⇒ Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916
Euphaedra caerulescens Smith, 1890
Euphaedra castanoides Hecq, 1985Chestnut Orange Forester
Euphaedra confina Hecq, 1992
Euphaedra cooksoni Druce, 1905
Euphaedra coprates Druce, 1875
Euphaedra crawshayi (Butler, 1895)⇒ Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879
Euphaedra cyanea (Hecq, 1974)⇒ Euphaedra caerulescens Smith, 1890
Euphaedra difficilis (Rothschild, 1918)⇒ Euphaedra paradoxa Neave, 1904
Euphaedra diffusa Gaede, 1916Unmarked Pink Forester
Euphaedra elephantina (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879
Euphaedra eleus Drury, 1782Eleus Orange Forester
Euphaedra harpalyce Cramer, 1779Common Blue-banded Forester
Euphaedra harpalyce spatiosa Mabille, 1876
Euphaedra hollandi Hecq, 1974
Euphaedra janetta Butler, 1871Janetta Themis Forester
Euphaedra nigrobasalis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Euphaedra orientalis Rothschild, 1898Fig Eater
Euphaedra paradoxa Neave, 1904
Euphaedra peculiaris (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763
Euphaedra phosphor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Euphaedra rattrayi Sharpe, 1904Rattray´s Forester
Euphaedra ruspina Hewitson, 1865Common Orange Forester
Euphaedra spatiosa (Mabille, 1877)⇒ Euphaedra harpalyce Cramer, 1779
Euphaedra uganda Aurivillius, 1895
Euphaedra uganda minzuru Hecq, 1992
Euphaedra xypete Hewitson, 1865Common Pink Forester
Euphaedra zaddachi Dewitz, 1879Euphaedra zaddachii
Euphaedra zaddachii Dewitz, 1879Zaddach´s Mimic Forester
Euphaedra zaddachii crawshayi Butler, 1895
Euptera elabontas Hewitson, 1871Common Euptera
Euptera elabontas elabontas Hewitson, 1871
Euptera elabontas mweruensis Neave, 1910
Euptera hirundo Staudinger, 1891
Euptera hirundo lufirensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Euptera kinugnana Grose-Smith, 1889
Euptera neptunis
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) coerulea Boisduval, 1847Western Nymph
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) conjungens Aurivillius, 1909Androconial Nymph
Euriphene conjungens kiellandi Hecq, 1994
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) iris Aurivillius, 1903
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) obsoleta Grünberg, 1908
Euriphene obsoleta munene Hecq, 1994
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) ribensis Ward, 1871
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) saphirina Karsch, 1894
Euriphene saphirina itanii Carcasson, 1964
Euriphene saphirina memoria Hecq, 1994
Euriphene saphirina saphirina Karsch, 1894
Euriphene (Euriphenaria) tadema Hewitson, 1866Straw Nymph
Euriphene tadema nigropunctata Aurivillius, 1901
Euriphene nigropunctata (Aurivillius, 1901)⇒ Euriphene tadema Hewitson, 1866
Euryphura achlys Hopffer, 1855Forest Green Butterfly
Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860Common Commander
Euryphura chalcis chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura chalcis kiellandi Hecq, 1990
Euryphura concordia Hopffer, 1855Speckled Lilac Nymph
Euryphura euthalioides (Schultze, 1921)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura fulminea (Bartel, 1905)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura ochracea (Bartel, 1905)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura oliva (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Euryphura vansomereni (Jackson, 1956)⇒ Euryphura chalcis Felder & Felder, 1860
Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775Guinea-fowl Butterfly
Hamanumida daedalus meleagris Cramer, 1779
Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848Angular Glider
Harma theobene blassi Weymer, 1892
Harma theobene superna Fox, 1968
Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763Widespread Forester
Neptis agatha Cramer, 1782
Neptis agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978Common Club-dot Sailer
Neptis agouale agouale Pierre-Baltus, 1978
Neptis agouale parallela Collins & La..., 1996
Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955High Sailer
Neptis angusta Condamin, 1966Condamin´s Sailer
Neptis aurivillii Schultze, 1913
Neptis aurivillii aurivillii Schultze, 1913
Neptis aurivillii ufipa Kielland, 1990
Neptis carcassoni Van Son, 1959Carcasson´s Sailer
Neptis carpenteri
Neptis clarei Neave, 1904Clare´s Sailer
Neptis conspicua (Neave, 1904)⇒ Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868
Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961Constance´s Sailer
Neptis exaleuca Karsch, 1894
Neptis exaleuca suffusa Rothschild, 1918
Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879Small Streaked Sailer
Neptis gratilla (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Neptis miah Moore, 1858
Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
Neptis incongrua Butler, 1896
Neptis incongrua incongrua Butler, 1896
Neptis incongrua isidoro Kielland, 1985
Neptis incongrua nguru Kielland, 1987
Neptis jordani Neave, 1910Jordan's Sailor
Neptis kikuyuensis Jackson, 1951Kikuyu Sailer
Neptis kiriakoffi Overlaet, 1955Kiriakoff´s Sailer
Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955Albizia Sailer
Neptis livingstonei Suffert, 1904
Neptis lucayensis (Schultze, 1921)⇒ Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890
Neptis melicerta Drury, 1773Original Club Sailer
Neptis metella Doubleday & ..., 1848Yellow-base Sailer
Neptis miah Moore, 1858Small Yellow Sailer
Neptis mildbraedi (Gaede, 1915)⇒ Neptis ochracea Neave, 1904
Neptis morosa Overlaet, 1955Morose Sailer
Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868Nemetes Sailer
Neptis nemetes margueriteae Fox, 1968
Neptis nicobule Holland, 1892Scarce Clubbed Sailer
Neptis nicoteles Hewitson, 1874Clubbed Sailer
Neptis nina Staudinger, 1896Tiny Sailer
Neptis nysiades Hewitson, 1868Variable Sailer
Neptis occidentalis Rothschild, 1918Mountain Sailer
Neptis ochracea Neave, 1904Yellow Mountain Sailer
Neptis ochracea ochracea Neave, 1904
Neptis ochracea reductata Larsen, 1995
Neptis ochracea uluguru Kielland, 1985
Neptis ochreata uluguru
Neptis penningtoni Van Son, 1935Pennington´s Sailer
Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858
Neptis puella Aurivillius, 1894Little Sailer
Neptis quintilla Mabille, 1890Angled Petty Sailer
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Neptis rogersi Eltringham, 1921Rogers´ Sailor
Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833Small Spotted Sailor
Neptis saclava marpessa Hopffer, 1855Small Spotted Sailer
Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955River Sailer
Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894Strigate Sailer
Neptis strigata kakamega Collins & La..., 1996
Neptis trigonophora Butler, 1878Barred Sailer
Neptis trigonophora melicertula Strand, 1912
Neptis trigonophora trigonophora Butler, 1878Barred Sailor
Pseudacraea amaurina (Neave, 1912)⇒ Pseudacraea deludens Neave, 1912
Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea boisduvalii boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845
Pseudacraea boisduvalii pemba Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
Pseudacraea deludens Neave, 1912
Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
Pseudacraea deludens morogoro Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea deludens reducta Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea deludens tanganyikae Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea dolichiste (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Pseudacraea dolomena Hewitson, 1865
Pseudacraea dolomena Hewitson, 1865Variable False Acraea
Pseudacraea dolomena usagarae Staudinger, 1891
Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758Common False Wanderer
Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893
Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775False Chief
Pseudacraea lucretia expansa Butler, 1878
Pseudacraea poggei Dewitz, 1879False Monarch
Pseudacraea semire Cramer, 1779Green False Acraea
Pseudacraea uhelda (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Euptera kinugnana Grose-Smith, 1889
Pseudargynnis hegemone Godart, 1819False Fritillary
Pseudathyma cyrili Chovet, 2002
Pseudathyma lucretioides Carpenter & ..., 1950
Pseudathyma lucretioides rondo Kielland, 1987
Pseudathyma plutonica Butler, 1902
Pseudathyma plutonica expansa Kielland, 1978
Pseudathyma plutonica plutonica Butler, 1902
Pseudathyma uluguru Kielland, 1985
Pseudathyma uluguru abriana Collins, 2002
Pseudathyma uluguru uluguru Kielland, 1985
Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935Blue Sailer
Sallya natalensis (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Sevenia natalensis Boisduval, 1847

Subnodes of Limenitidinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeAdoliadini
Doubleday, 1845
Admirals
12
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLimenitidini
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Sisters and Sailors
5
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNeptini
Newman, 1870
1
44
Genus
Species

Taxom



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