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Checklist for Genus Melanitis Fabricius, 1807 (Evening Browns)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21770
211450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21590
211034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21455
210065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
44
13274
133988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
37
11734
117521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
9
2109
30020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
954
12809
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets
310
4253
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelanitini
Reuter, 1896
Evening browns
5
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusMelanitis
Fabricius, 1807
Evening Browns
24Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 24 Species
Melanitis Fabricius, 1796Evening Browns77SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
24 Species and 53 Subspecies
Melanitis amabilis Boisduval, 1832Banded Evening Brown
Melanitis amabilis amabilis Boisduval, 1832
Melanitis amabilis valentina Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis angulata Joicey & Noakes, 1915
Melanitis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904Blue Evening Brown
Melanitis aswa Moore, 1865
Melanitis atrax C. Felder & ..., 1863
Melanitis atrax atrax Felder & Felder, 1863
Melanitis atrax bazilana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis atrax cajetana Semper, 1886
Melanitis atrax elya Fruhstorfer, 1911
Melanitis atrax erichsonia C.& R.Felder, 1863
Melanitis atrax lucillus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis atrax pitya Fruhstorfer, 1911
Melanitis atrax soloni M.& T.Okano, 1991
Melanitis bankia Fabricius, 1775
Melanitis belinda Grose-Smith, 1908
Melanitis boisduvalia Felder, 1863Boisduval´s Evening Brown
Melanitis boisduvalia boisduvalia C. Felder & ..., 1863
Melanitis boisduvalia carales
Melanitis boisduvalia ernita Fruhstorfer, 1911
Melanitis boisduvalia palawanica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis boisduvalia pompeja Fruhstorfer, 1911
Melanitis constantia Cramer, 1779Constantia Evening Brown
Melanitis constantia constantia Cramer, 1777
Melanitis constantia despoliata Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis constantia salapia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Melanitis erichsonia Felder, 1863
Melanitis gnophodes Butler, 1868
Melanitis ismene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758
Melanitis jobina Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis kapaura Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda africana (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758
Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775Common evening brown
Melanitis leda bouruana Holland, 1900
Melanitis leda celebicola Martin, 1929
Melanitis leda helena Westwood, 1851
Melanitis leda hopkinsi Poulton & Riley, 1928
Melanitis leda ismene Cramer, 1775Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758Common Evening Brown
Melanitis leda levuna Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda moluccarum
Melanitis leda ponapensis Mathew, 1889
Melanitis leda salomonis Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775Evening Brown
Melanitis leda taitensis Felder, 1862
Melanitis libya Distant, 1882Violet-eyed Evening Brown
Melanitis liukiuana Swinhoe, 1915
Melanitis meforica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis offaka Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis ottensis Matsumura, 1919
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima abdullae Distant, 1883Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima asakurae Matsumura, 1919
Melanitis phedima bela Moore, 1857Dark evening brown
Melanitis phedima ganapati Fruhstorfer, 1908Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis phedima linga Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis phedima muskata
Melanitis phedima nuwara
Melanitis phedima oitensis Matsumura, 1919
Melanitis phedima phedima Cramer, 1780
Melanitis phedima polishana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis pyrrha Röber, 1887
Melanitis pyrrha hylecoetes Holland, 1890
Melanitis pyrrha pyrrha Röber, 1887
Melanitis velutina Felder, 1867
Melanitis velutina panvila Fruhstorfer, 1911
Melanitis velutina ribbei Röber, 1886
Melanitis velutina velutina Felder & Felder, 1867
Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796Dark evening brown
Melanitis zitenius auletes Fruhstorfer, 1908Great Evening Brown
Melanitis zitenius decolorata
Melanitis zitenius gnophodes Andrewes, 1923
Melanitis zitenius hainanensis Gu, 1994
Melanitis zitenius xantophthalmus Staudinger, 1889
Melanitis zitenius zitenius Herbst, 1796Great evening brown


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