Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 291
1643
2746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1635
2736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 282
1624
2719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 189
1260
2137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
348
480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
348
480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
348
480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
259
353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
248
332 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
40
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 20
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Azores
20 Genera with 26 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amathusia Fabricius, 1911 | King butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1758 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1861 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1763 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1819 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1935 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1775 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1804 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrus Latreille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Yphthimoides Forster, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Azores
26 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Amathusia phidippus epidesma Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Eueides edias Hewitson, 1861 | | | Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euphydryas desfontainii Godart, 1819 | Spanish Fritillary | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) azorina Strecker, 1899 | Azores Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) azorinus Strecker, 1898 | Azores Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) maderensis Bethune-Baker, 1891 | Madeira Grayling | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) miguelensis Le Cerf, 1935 | Le Cerf's Grayling | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia (Argeformia) ines Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Spanish Marbled White | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Satyrus azorensis | | | Taenaris catops catops Westwood, 1851 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Yphthimoides patricia Hayward, 1957 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Azores | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
2 | Genera
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 | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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