Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 153
532
761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
532
761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
529
758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
450
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
132
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
132
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
129
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
102
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
97
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
52
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 17
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape of Good Hope
17 Genera with 19 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1859 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dira Hübner, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1917 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1860 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1782 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1782 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape of Good Hope
19 Species and 5 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 | | Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806 | Pondoland Widow | | Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793 | | | Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Taenaris catops pamphagus | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope | 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 | 2
3 | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
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