Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1287
2177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 260
1285
2173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 250
1261
2129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 180
1045
1831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
471
912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
471
912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
470
911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
288
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
247
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
55
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 29
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Atlantic Ocean
29 Genera with 35 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1785 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1887 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 0 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fountainea Rydon, 1824 | Leafwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1823 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1846 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1822 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myscelia Doubleday, 1840 | Bluewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Atlantic Ocean
35 Species and 20 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Apatura clythia Schneider, 1785 | | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803 | Corsican Heath | | Coenonympha elbana Staudinger, 1887 | Corsican Heath | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Eunica chlorochroa chlorochroa | | | Euploea nemertes oppia (Fruhstorfer, 1910) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos oppia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Fountainea halice chrysophana H. Bates, 1866 | Thorn-scrub Leafwing | | Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824 | | | Heliconius ethilla eucrate (J. Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Issoria lathonia isaea Gray, 1846 | Queen of Spain fritillary | | Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | Eyed Brown | | Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818 | | | Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822 | | | Myscelia ethusa ethusa Doyère, 1840 | Mexican Bluewing | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869 | Hydaspe Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883 | Brazilian Painted Lady | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 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 | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
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