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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
669
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
430
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
364
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
84
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
33
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
33 Genera with 77 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Arethusana de Lesse, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1938Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Argyronome Hübner, 1771Eastern Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1886Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Callerebia Butler, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1906Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Chazara Moore, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1927Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1910Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Didymaeformia Verity, 01SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1881Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenis Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1901Silverstripes4SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1893Meadowbrowns7SpeciesTaxom
Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Karanasa Moore, 20175SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1865Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1863Foresters2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1783Marbled white2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries20SpeciesTaxom
Paralasa Moore, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1775Glassy Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Purgus1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1940Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
77 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Argynnis (Argyronome) laodice Pallas, 1771Pallas' Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Argynnis argyrospilata Kotzsch, 1938
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771
Boloria pales generator Staudinger, 1886
Callerebia kalinda Moore, 1865Scarce Mountain Argus
Cethosia cydippe sangira Fruhstorfer, 1906
Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764Hermit
Chazara enervata Alpheraky, 1881
Chazara heydenreichi Lederer, 1853Shandur Rock Brown
Coenonympha mangeri Bang-Haas, 1927
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910
Didymaeformia trivia
Erebia cyclopius aporia Schawerda, 1919
Erebia kalmuka Alpheraky, 1881
Eumenis thelephassa (Geyer, 1827)⇒ Pseudochazara thelephassa Geyer, 1827
Fabriciana argyrospilata Kotzsch, 1938Afghan Fritillary
Fabriciana kamala Moore, 1857Common Silverstripe
Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758Niobe Fritillary
Fabriciana niobe ornata Staudinger, 1901
Hipparchia parisatis Kollar, 1849Mountain satyr
Hyponephele brevistigma Moore, 1893Short-Branded Meadowbrown
Hyponephele davendra Moore, 1865White-ringed Meadow Brown
Hyponephele davendra davendra Moore, 1865
Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836Branded Meadow Brown
Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836)⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836
Hyponephele susurranus Clench & Sho..., 1956
Hyponephele tenuistigma Moore, 1893Lesser White-ringed Meadow Brown
Ianussiusa maso polyommatus (Röber, 1927)⇒ Ianussiusa maso maso Godman, 1905
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Karanasa bolorica Grum-Grshima..., 1888Turkestan Satyr
Karanasa incerta Bogdanov, 1997
Karanasa moorei Evans, 1912Shandur Satyr
Karanasa pamira Staudinger, 1887
Karanasa pardesi Tshikolovets, 2017
Lasiommata menava Moore, 1865Dark Wall
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Lethe sidonis sidonis Hewitoson, 1863Common woodbrown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) russiae Esper, 1783Esper's Marbled White
Melitaea afghana (Kollar, 1850)⇒ Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea avinovi Sheljuzhko, 1914
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma nadezhdae Sheljuzhko, 1912
Melitaea didymaeformia Verity, 1950
Melitaea didymina Staudinger, 1895
Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea kuchi Wyatt, 1961
Melitaea lutko Evans, 1932Balochi Fritillary
Melitaea mimetica Higgins, 1940
Melitaea minerva Staudinger, 1881Pamir Fritillary
Melitaea nora
Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850Desert Fritillary
Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
Melitaea persea persea Kollar, , 1849
Melitaea saxatilis Christoph, 1873
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775Chocolate Tiger
Pararge maera (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Pseudochazara kanishka Aussem, 1980
Pseudochazara kurdistana Staudinger &..., 1901
Pseudochazara lehana Moore, 1878Crescent Rockbrown
Pseudochazara thelephassa Geyer, 1827Baluchi Rockbrown
Pseudochazara turkestana Grum-Grshima..., 1893
Purgus badachschanus
Satyrus dubia Avinoff & Sw..., 1951
Satyrus moorei (Evans, 1912)⇒ Satyrus dubia Avinoff & Sw..., 1951
Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa martini-voigti Kleinschmidt, 1940

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
5
11
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
7
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
17
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


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