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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Alps (Europe)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		91
399
798		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		91
399
798		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		91
399
798		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		81
379
774		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		30
162
360		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		30
162
360		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
160
358		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
119
260		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
110
248		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
50
128		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		29
82		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alps
29 Genera with 82 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Altinote Potts, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1829Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1861Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrophenga Doubleday, 1845Tussock ringlets1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1793Lesser Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1793Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1798Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1781Alpines34SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hypodryas Higgins, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lopinga Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1758Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries7SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Minois Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1791Arctics2SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Percnodaimon Butler, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alps
82 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917
Apatura metis FREYER, 1829Freyer's Purple Emperor
Araschnia burejana Bremer, 1861Large Map
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argyrophenga antipodum Doubleday, 1845Common Tussock
Boloria (Boloria) graeca Staudinger, 1870Balkan Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804Hall Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775Shephard`s Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) thore Hübner, 1803Thor's Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) titania Esper, 1793Ingens Fritillary
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Clossiana thore (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Boloria thore Hübner, 1803
Clossiana titania (Esper, 1793)⇒ Boloria titania Esper, 1793
Coenonympha gardetta Prunner, 1798Alpine Heath
Erebia aethiopella (Hoffmannsegg, 1806)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia aethiopellus Hoffmannsegg, 1806False Mnestra Ringlet
Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777Scotch Argus
Erebia aquitania Fruhstorfer, 1909
Erebia arvernensis (Reiner & Hoh..., 1792)⇒ Erebia cassioides Reiner & Hoc..., 1792
Erebia calcaria Lorkovic, 1953Lorkovic's Brassy Ringlet
Erebia cassioides Reiner & Hoc..., 1792Common Brassy Ringlet
Erebia claudina Borkhausen, 1789White Speck Ringlet
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia eriphyle FREYER, 1834Eriphyle Ringlet
Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia flavofasciata Heyne, 1895Yellow-banded Ringlet
Erebia glacialis de Prunner, 1798Sooty Ringlet
Erebia gorge Hübner, 1804Silky Ringlet
Erebia manto Denis & Schi..., 1775Yellow-spotted Ringlet
Erebia medusa Denis & Schi..., 1775Arctic Woodland Ringlet
Erebia medusa spodia
Erebia melampus Fuessly, 1775Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Erebia meolans Prunner, 1798De Prunner’s Ringlet
Erebia mnestra Hübner, 1804Mnestra's Ringlet
Erebia montana Prunner, 1798Marbled Ringlet
Erebia montanus Prunner, 1798Marbled Ringlet
Erebia neoridas Boisduval, 1828Autumn Ringlet
Erebia nerine (Godart, 1824)⇒ Erebia stirius Godart, 1824
Erebia nivalis Lorkovic & L..., 1954De Lesse's Brassy Ringlet
Erebia oeme Hübner, 1804Bright Eyed Ringlet
Erebia pandrose Borkhausen, 1788Dewy Ringlet
Erebia pharte Hübner, 1804Blind Ringlet
Erebia pluto (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876
Erebia pronoe Esper, 1780Water Ringlet
Erebia scipio Boisduval, 1832Larche Ringlet
Erebia stirius Godart, 1824Styrian Ringlet
Erebia triarius Prunner, 1798De Prunner's Ringlet
Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1781Swiss Brassy Ringlet
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763Woodland Grayling
Hypodryas cynthia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Lasiommata deidamia (Eversmann, 1851)⇒ Hipparchia azorina Strecker, 1899
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata petropolitana Linnaeus, 1767Northern Wall Brown
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763Woodland Brown
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828Little Fritillary
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851Grison's Fritillary
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851)⇒ Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851
Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763Dryad
Oeneis (Oeneis) glacialis Moll, 1783Alpine Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) norna Thunberg, 1791Norse Grayling
Pararge petropolitana Fabricius, 1787Northern Wall Brown
Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876Black mountain ringlet
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Satyrus (Satyrus) ferula Fabricius, 1793Great Sooty Satyr
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Alps
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		4
11		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots		9
19		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		14
49		Genera
Species
Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


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