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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
770
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
770
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
751
995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
563
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
152
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
152
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
149
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
92
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
84
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Adelaide
10 Genera with 14 Species
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1826Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Geitoneura Butler, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1819Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nirvana Yakovlev, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Scopodes Erichson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1775Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Adelaide
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Danaus chrysippus petilia Stoll, 1790Lesser wanderer
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826)⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780
Geitoneura acantha Donovan, 1805Eastern Ringed Xenica
Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Common Xenica
Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775Blue moon
Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819Meadow Argus
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Nirvana adelaideae Evans, 1938
Scopodes flavipes Blackburn, 1894
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Adelaide
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Nymphalidae at artfakta.se
Nymphalidae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalidae at gbif.org
Nymphalidae at irmng.org
Nymphalidae at itis.gov