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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Central Italy (Italy)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		341
2074
3410		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		338
2070
3406		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		320
2014
3309		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		222
1667
2814		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		54
747
1272		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		53
746
1268		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
745
1267		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
522
945		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
487
902		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
99
214		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		50
104		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Italy
50 Genera with 104 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1865Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Altinote Potts, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1793Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1775Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1916
American Emperors0SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Chazara Moore, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1767Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1931Heaths7SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Dymasia Higgins, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1798Alpines12SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1782Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1775Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 0Crows2SpeciesTaxom
Euriphene Boisduval, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1758Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1883Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17757SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1774Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns4SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1782Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1776Daggerwings2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1783Marbled white3SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries9SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1869Leafwings2SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Myscelia Doubleday, 1840Bluewings1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Italy
104 Species and 11 Subspecies
Adelpha basiloides Bates, 1865Spot-celled Sister
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Altinote tenebrosa erebia Oberthür, 1917
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793Banded peacock
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775Shephard`s Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775Marbled Fritillary
Brenthis hecate Denis & Schi..., 1775Twin-spot Fritillary
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764Hermit
Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767Violet Fritillary
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803Corsican Heath
Coenonympha dorus Esper, 1782Dusky Heath
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761Scarce Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha rhodopensis Haig-Thomas, 1931Eastern Large Heath
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Dymasia dymas Edwards, 1877Chara Checkerspot
Erebia alberganus Prunner, 1798Almond Ringlet
Erebia arvernensis (Reiner & Hoh..., 1792)⇒ Erebia cassioides Reiner & Hoc..., 1792
Erebia cassioides Reiner & Hoc..., 1792Common Brassy Ringlet
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron amplevittata
Erebia gorge Hübner, 1804Silky Ringlet
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Erebia medusa Denis & Schi..., 1775Arctic Woodland Ringlet
Erebia medusa hippomedusa (Meisner, 1818)⇒ Erebia medusa Denis & Schi..., 1775
Erebia meolans Prunner, 1798De Prunner’s Ringlet
Erebia neoridas Boisduval, 1828Autumn Ringlet
Erebia pluto (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876
Eunica monima Cramer, 1782Dingy purplewing
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euploea algea Godart, 1819Algea Crow
Euploea algea domitia
Euriphene doriclea lysandra Stoll, 1790
Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758Niobe Fritillary
Heliconius numata aulicus Weymer, 1883
Hermeuptychia hermybius Grishin, 2014South Texas Satyr
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) neomiris Godart, 1822Corsican Grayling
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus Hufnagel, 1766Tree Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus Bonelli, 1826Southern Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775Rock Grayling
Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836)⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836
Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774Dusky Meadow Brown
Ianussiusa maso polyommatus (Röber, 1927)⇒ Ianussiusa maso maso Godman, 1905
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata paramegaera Hübner, 1824Corsican Wall Brown
Lasiommata petropolitana Linnaeus, 1767Northern Wall Brown
Libythea celtis Laicharting, 1782Common Beak
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis fessonia (Hewitson, 1847)⇒ Adelpha fessonia Hewitson, 1847
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing
Melanargia (Argeformia) arge Sulzer, 1776Italian Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) russiae Esper, 1783Esper's Marbled White
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851Grison's Fritillary
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Memphis glycerium E. Doubleday, 1849Angled Leafwing
Memphis pithyusa R. Felder, 1869Blue Leafwing
Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776
Myscelia ethusa Doyère, 1840Blue Wave
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Phaedyma columella angara Ssemper, 1889
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Satyrus (Satyrus) ferula Fabricius, 1793Great Sooty Satyr
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Central Italy
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors		2
1		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		8
16		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLibytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		4
7		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots		11
24		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		16
44		Genera
Species
Taxom



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