Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Caroline Islands (Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
558
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
558
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
551
915 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 82
303
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
83
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
83
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
83
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
66
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
50
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
30
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caroline Islands
9 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Caroline Islands
15 Species and 12 Subspecies | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus affinis rubrica Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777 | Black Veined Tiger | | Euploea eunice kadu von Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Hypolimnas antilope anomala Wallace, 1869 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas pithoeka pithoeka Kirsch, 1877 | | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda ponapensis Mathew, 1889 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nw thecla danaus | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Caroline Islands | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 4
6 | 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 | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Nymphalidae at artfakta.se
Nymphalidae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalidae at gbif.org
Nymphalidae at irmng.org
Nymphalidae at itis.gov
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