Species list, Checklist of Family Nymphalidae (Admirals) for Botswana (Southern Africa)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	315 2337 4562	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	313 2335 4557	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	297 2273 4403	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	205 1925 3869	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	46 638 1185	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	46 637 1184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	46 637 1184	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	19 441 914	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	16 422 873	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	5 113 282	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies	41 110	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Botswana
41 Genera with 110 Species

Acraea Fabricius, 1874	Acraeas	34	Species	Taxom
Amauris Hübner, 1880		7	Species	Taxom
Anaea Hübner, 1775	Leafwings	1	Species	Taxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1877	Bush Browns	2	Species	Taxom
Byblia Hübner, 1773	Joker	3	Species	Taxom
Catacroptera Karsch, 1782	Pirates	1	Species	Taxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850	Emperors	17	Species	Taxom
Coenyropsis Van Son, 1847		1	Species	Taxom
Corbulis Boisduval, 1878		1	Species	Taxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899	Map Butterflies	1	Species	Taxom
Danaus Kluk, 0	Milkweeds	3	Species	Taxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915	Autumn leaf	1	Species	Taxom
Eresia Boisduval, 1928		1	Species	Taxom
Eurytela Boisduval, 1898	Pipers	2	Species	Taxom
Hamanumida Hübner, 1775	Guineafowl	1	Species	Taxom
Henotesia Butler, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Heteropsis Kunth, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764	Diadems	2	Species	Taxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 1867		1	Species	Taxom
Junonia Hübner, 1865	Buckeyes	6	Species	Taxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1879	Beaks	2	Species	Taxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758	Evening Browns	1	Species	Taxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775	Small Fritillaries	1	Species	Taxom
Memphis Hübner, 1849	Leafwings	1	Species	Taxom
Mestra Hübner, 1776		1	Species	Taxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1935	Morpho butterfly	2	Species	Taxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892	Bushbrowns	1	Species	Taxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1955	Sailer butterflies	5	Species	Taxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1865	Arctics	1	Species	Taxom
Phaedyma Felder, 1899		1	Species	Taxom
Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1847		1	Species	Taxom
Polyura Billberg, 1854	Nawab butterflies	2	Species	Taxom
Precis Hübner, 1883	Commodores	7	Species	Taxom
Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1881		2	Species	Taxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1878	False acraeas	4	Species	Taxom
Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1848		1	Species	Taxom
Sevenia Koçak, 1877	Tree nymphs	3	Species	Taxom
Tirumala Moore, 1847	Blue Tigers	1	Species	Taxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758	Admirals	1	Species	Taxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1932	Ringlets	5	Species	Taxom
Ypthimomorpha Van Son, 1865		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Botswana
110 Species and 35 Subspecies

Acraea (Actinote) acerata (Hewitson, 1874)	⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868	Large Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758	Common Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780	Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) igola Trimen, 1889	Dusky-veined Acraea
Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865	Acara Acraea
Acraea acontias (Westwood, 1881)	⇒ Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1882
Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865	Fiery Acraea
Acraea acrita ambigua Trimen, 1891
Acraea acronycta (Wallengren, 1860)	⇒ Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881	Clear-spotted Acraea
Acraea albomaculata (Wallengren, 1860)	⇒ Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860
Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865	Broad Bordered Acraea
Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881
Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1882	Scarlet Acraea
Acraea axina Westwood, 1881	Little Acraea
Acraea barberi Trimen, 1881	Barber's Acraea
Acraea brahmsi (Hewitson, 1874)	⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea burni Butler, 1896	Pale-yellow Acraea
Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877	Black Tip Acraea
Acraea fenestrata (Westwood, 1881)	⇒ Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881
Acraea luxi Westwood, 1881	Scarlet Acraea
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875	Lygus Acraea
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847	Natal Acraea
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847	Dancing Acraea
Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847	Light Red Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855	Rooibok Acraea
Acraea pullula (Grünberg, 1911)	⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833	Marsh Acraea
Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775	Dancing Acraea
Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860	Suffused Acraea
Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874	Falls Acraea
Acraea trimeni Aurivillius, 1899	Trimen's Acraea
Acraea vinidia (Hewitson, 1874)	⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876)	⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876
Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876	Dusky Friar
Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790	Chief
Amauris echeria lobengula Sharpe, 1890
Amauris lecerfi (Mabille, 1876)	⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876
Amauris mozarti (Mabille, 1876)	⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876
Amauris psyttalea (Plötz, 1880)	⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876
Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775	Florida Leafwing
Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879	Squinting bush brown
Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877	Grizzled Bush Brown
Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833	African Joker
Byblia anvatara acheloia Wallengren, 1857	African Joker
Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773	Joker
Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782	Pirate
Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1866	Bush Charaxes
Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859	Divebomber Charaxes
Charaxes brainei Van Son, 1966	Braine´s Charaxes
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779	White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes brutus natalensis (Staudinger, 1885)	⇒ Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824	Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879	Blue Spangled Charaxes
Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862	Pearl Spotted Charaxes
Charaxes jahlusa argynnides Westwood, 1864	Zululand Pearl-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes jahlusa rex Henning, 1978	Pearl-spotted Charaxes
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767	Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866	Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877	Demon Charaxes
Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957	Van Son's Charaxes
Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764	Common Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes varanes vologeses Mabille, 1876	Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850	Club-tailed Charaxes
Coenyropsis natalii Boisduval, 1847	Natal Brown
Corbulis cassotis rhene Godman-&-Salvin, 1878
Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758	African Monarch
Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909	African Monarch
Danaus berenice hermippus
Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779	Golden Piper
Eurytela dryope angulata (Aurivillius, 1898)	⇒ Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779
Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775	Guinea-fowl Butterfly
Henotesia simonsii (Butler, 1877)	⇒ Heteropsis simonsii Butler, 1877
Heteropsis simonsii Butler, 1877	Pale Bush Brown
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869	Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764	Common Diadem
Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798	Yellow Pansy
Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870	African Yellow Pansy
Junonia natalica Felder, 1860	Brown Pansy
Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764	Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764	Blue Argus
Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865	African Blue Pansy
Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851	African Beak
Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758	Common evening brown
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)	⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Memphis echemus echemus E. Doubleday, 1849	Cuban Leafwing
Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776
Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912
Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)	⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955	High Sailer
Neptis jordani Neave, 1910	Jordan's Sailor
Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955	Albizia Sailer
Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833	Small Spotted Sailor
Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955	River Sailer
Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865	Chryxus Arctic
Phaedyma columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899	Short Banded Sailor
Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847	Dark-webbed Ringlet
Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854	China Nawab
Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850	Darker Commodore
Precis archesia Cramer, 1782	Garden Commodore
Precis ceryne Boisduval, 1847	Marsh Commodore
Precis hecate (Trimen, 1862)	⇒ Junonia natalica Felder, 1860
Precis octavia Cramer, 1779	Gaudy Commodore
Precis octavia sesamus Trimen, 1883	Gaudy Commodore
Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758	Clouded Mother-of-Pearl
Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa Trimen, 1881	Clouded Mother-of-pearl
Pseudacraea boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845	Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775	False Chief
Pseudacraea lucretia expansa Butler, 1878
Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla (Doubleday, , 1848)	⇒ Pyrrhogyra edocla lysanias C. Felder & ..., 1862
Sevenia amulia Cramer, 1777	Lilac Tree Nymph
Sevenia amulia intermedia Carcasson, 1961
Sevenia rosa W.C. Hewitson, 1877	Rosa's Tree Nymph
Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847	African Blue Tiger
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758	Cosmopolitan
Ypthima antennata Van Son, 1955	Clubbed Ringlet
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)	⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883	Granular Ringlet
Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893	Bushland Ringlet
Ypthima impura paupera Ungemach, 1932
Ypthimomorpha itonia Hewitson, 1865	Marsh ringlet

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Botswana

Subfamily	Biblidinae Boisduval, 1833 Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots	5 7	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Charaxinae Guenée, 1865 Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives	4 15	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Cyrestinae Guenée, 1865 Daggerwings, Map Butterflies	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Danainae Boisduval, 1833 Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows	4 10	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822 Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings	1 33	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833 Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Limenitidinae Behr, 1864 Admirals, Admirals and Relatives	4 9	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Morphinae Newman, 1834 Morphos, Morphos and Owls	1 2	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	9 17	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Satyrinae Boisduval, 1833 Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs	10 14	Genera Species	Taxom

Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)

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