Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 211
830
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 211
830
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 206
825
1106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 144
685
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
176
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
176
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
172
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
126
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
121
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 25
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Peninsula
25 Genera with 28 Species #ABCDEHIJMPSTV
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1955 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1859 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dira Hübner, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1917 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1860 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1782 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1782 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
28 Species and 8 Subspecies | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | Pearly Heath | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806 | Pondoland Widow | | Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793 | | | Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897 | | Historis acheronta pherecydes (C. Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Historis acheronta acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Stygionympha dicksoni Riley, 1938 | Dickson's Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Taenaris catops pamphagus | | | Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868 | Sand-dune Widow | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula | 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 | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 1
0 | 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 | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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