Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Arnhem Land (Northern Territory, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 55
139
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 55
139
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 50
121
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 36
101
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
46
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
46
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
46
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
35
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
35
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
29
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Arnhem Land
10 Genera with 12 Species | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1790 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1775 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1858 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopodes Erichson, 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yoma Doherty, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1775 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Arnhem Land
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hypocysta adiante Hübner, 1825 | Black | | Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue-banded Egg-fly | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis sirius Fabricius, 1775 | Cedar Bush Brown | | Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Scopodes laevicollis Baehr, 2010 | | | Scopodes sulcipennis Baehr, 2010 | | | Yoma sabina Cramer, 1780 | Australian lurcher | | Ypthima arctous Fabricius, 1775 | Dingy Ring |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Arnhem Land | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
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