Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Andaman and Nicobar Islands (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 162
675
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 103
551
823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
125
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
119
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 29
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
29 Genera with 50 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1867 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amathusia Fabricius, 1899 | King butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1850 | Sergeants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bassarona Moore, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bematistes Hemming, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1777 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846 | Map Butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1850 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1874 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 0 | Crows | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1912 | Brush-footed butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1865 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1798 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kallima Doubleday, 1877 | Oak Leaf butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1775 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1796 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Moduza Moore, 1777 | Commander | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1857 | Bushbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myscelia Doubleday, 1840 | Bluewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1860 | Glassy Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenos Hübner, 1776 | Clipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 0 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaecia Butler, 1874 | Counts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vindula Hemming, 1885 | Cruiser | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
50 Species and 25 Subspecies | Adelpha naxia naxia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Naxia Sister | | Amathusia andamanensis Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Andaman Palmking | | Bassarona teuta Doubleday, 1848 | Banded Marquis | | Bematistes epaea melina Thurau, 1903 | | | Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777 | Myrina Fritillary | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Cyrestis cocles Fabricius, 1787 | Marbled Map | | Cyrestis cocles earli Distant, 1883 | Marbled Map | | Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846 | Common Map | | Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, , 1779 | Common Tiger | | Danaus melanippus nesippus Felder, 1862 | | | Danaus nicobarica | | | Discophora timora Westwood, 1850 | Great Duffer | | Elymnias cottonis Hewitson, 1874 | Andaman Palmfly | | Euploea midamus chloe Guérin, 1843 | Blue-Spotted Crow | | Euploea (Tronga) crameri Lucas, 1853 | Spotted Black Crow | | Euploea crameri frauenfeldi C. Felder, 1862 | | | Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782 | Climena Crow | | Euploea climena simulatrix Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | | | Euploea andamanensis (Atkinson, 1874) | ⇒ Euploea core andamanensis Atkinson, 1874 | | Euploea camorta (Moore, 1877) | ⇒ Euploea climena Stoll, 1782 | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 | | | Euploea core simulatrix | | | Euploea esperi (Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea crameri Lucas, 1853 | | Euploea ferrari (Tytler, 1939) | ⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea novarae (Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea eunice novarae C. Felder, 1862 | | Euploea phaenareta drucei (Morishita, 1970) | ⇒ Euploea phaenarete drucei Moore, 1883 | | Euploea scherzeri (C.Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Euploea core scherzeri C. Felder, 1862 | | Euploea scherzeri camorta | | | Euploea scherzeri scherzeri | | | Euploea scherzeri simulatrix | | | Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866 | Wallace'S Longwing | | Heliconius xanthocles cethosia (A. Seitz, 1912) | ⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Idea agamarschana Felder & Felder, 1865 | Andaman Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777 | Gray | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Junonia almana almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Oriental Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Kallima albofasciata Moore, 1877 | Andaman Oakleaf | | Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775 | Bamboo Tree-brown | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796 | Dark evening brown | | Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Mycalesis radza Moore, 1878 | Andaman Bushbrown | | Mycalesis visala Moore, 1857 | Long-brand Bushbrown | | Myscelia ethusa ethusa Doyère, 1840 | Mexican Bluewing | | Neptis jumbah Moore, 1858 | Chestnut-streaked Sailer | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Parantica agleoides C. & R. Felder, 1860 | Dark Glassy Tiger | | Parantica agleoides agleoides Felder & Felder, 1860 | Dark Glassy Tiger | | Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776 | Clipper | | Symbrenthia hysudra | | | Tanaecia cibaritis Hewitson, 1874 | Andaman Viscount | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala limniace limniace Cramer, 1775 | Broad Blue Tiger | | Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793 | Common Cruiser | | Vindula erota pallida Staudinger, 1885 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 7
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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