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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		164
891
1497		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		164
891
1497		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		155
846
1415		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		126
781
1337		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		39
372
731		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		39
372
731		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
372
731		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
256
534		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
241
518		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
100
295		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		47
168		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Uganda
47 Genera with 168 Species
#ABCDEGHJKLMNOPSTVY
Acraea Fabricius, 1758Acraeas36SpeciesTaxom
Amauris Hübner, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1782African Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadne Horsfield, 1904Castors2SpeciesTaxom
Aterica Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Bebearia Hemming, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Bematistes Hemming, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1865Bush Browns16SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Byblia Hübner, 1833Joker1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1780Emperors25SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 0Gliders4SpeciesTaxom
Cynandra Schatz, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781Map Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1895Fig Eaters9SpeciesTaxom
Eurytela Boisduval, 1779Pipers1SpeciesTaxom
Euxanthe Huebner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Gnophodes Doubleday, 1909Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Hadrodontes Stoneham, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hamanumida Hübner, 1775Guineafowl1SpeciesTaxom
Harma Doubleday, 1848Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Henotesia Butler, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1773Diadems6SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1870Buckeyes7SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1899Oak Leaf butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1851Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Neptidopsis Aurivillius, 1779Sailors1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1894Sailer butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1865Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Pagyris Boisduval, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Palla Hübner, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 0Commodores6SpeciesTaxom
Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775False acraeas3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudargynnis Karsch, 1819False Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneptis Snellen, 1935Blue Sailers1SpeciesTaxom
Salamis Boisduval, 1782Mother-of-Pearls2SpeciesTaxom
Sallya Koçak, 1996
Tree nymphs0SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1945Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1847Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessula Dewitz, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1893Ringlets4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Uganda
168 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) acerata (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Acraea tenella Hewitson, 1874
Acraea (Actinote) alciope Hewitson, 1852Alciope Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) althoffi Dewitz, 1889Althoff´s Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) amicitiae Heron, 1909
Acraea (Actinote) cinerea Neave, 1904Gray Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758Common Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780Orange Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) jodutta (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea flava Fabricius, 1793
Acraea (Actinote) lycoa Godart, 1819Lycoa Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) orestia Hewitson, 1874Orestia Glassy Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) orina Hewitson, 1874Orina Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793
Acraea (Actinote) peneleos Christopher ..., 1871Peneleos Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) penelope Staudinger, 1896Penelope Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) pentapolis (Ward, 1871)⇒ Acraea epidica Ward, 1871
Acraea (Actinote) perenna (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Acraea thesprio Doubleday, 1847
Acraea (Actinote) pharsalus Ward, 1871East African Forest Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900
Acraea (Actinote) semivitrea Aurivillius, 1895Glassy Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) sotikensis Sharpe, 1891Sotik Acraea
Acraea (Actinote) ventura Hewitson, 1887
Acraea (Actinote) viviana Staudinger, 1896Straw-coloured Acraea
Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852
Acraea (Bematistes) alcinoe (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Bematistes alcinoe Felder, 1865
Acraea (Bematistes) consanguinea (Aurivillius, 1893)⇒ Bematistes consanguinea Aurivillius, 1893
Acraea (Bematistes) epaea (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Bematistes epaea Cramer, 1779
Acraea (Bematistes) macarista (Sharpe, 1906)⇒ Acraea bana J. Pierre & ..., 2012
Acraea (Bematistes) poggei (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Bematistes poggei Dewitz, 1879
Acraea (Bematistes) tellus (Aurivillius, 1893)⇒ Bematistes tellus Aurivillius, 1893
Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865Hewitson´s Glassy Acraea
Acraea insignis Distant, 1880Black-blotched Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852Westwood'S Acraea
Acraea quirina Fabricius, 1781Common Glassy Acraea
Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775Dancing Acraea
Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758Large Spotted Acraea
Amauris (Amaura) damocles Fabricius, 1793Small Monk
Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758Friar
Amauris (Amauris) tartarea (Mabille, 1876)⇒ Amauris bulbifera Mabille, 1876
Amauris crawshayi Butler, 1897
Amauris ellioti Butler, 1895Ansorge´s Danaid
Amauris hecate Butler, 1866Black Friar
Amauris inferna Butler, 1871
Antanartia delius Drury, 1782Forest Admiral
Ariadne enotrea Cramer, 1782African Castor
Ariadne pagenstecheri Suffert, 1904Pagenstecher´s Castor
Aterica galene Brown, 1775Forest Glade Nymph
Bebearia carshena Hewitson, 1871Shining Blue Forester
Bebearia mardania Fabricius, 1793Dark Palm Forester
Bebearia oxione Hewitson, 1866Banded Forester
Bematistes poggei nelsoni Grose-Smith ..., 1892
Bicyclus auricruda Butler, 1868Small Marbled Bush Brown
Bicyclus collinsi Aduse-Poku, 2016Large Marbled Bush Brown
Bicyclus dentata Sharpe, 1898Dentate Bush Brown
Bicyclus funebris Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Funereal Bush Brown
Bicyclus graueri Rebel, 1914Grauer´s Bush Brown
Bicyclus jefferyi Fox, 1963Jeffery's Bush-brown
Bicyclus martius Fabricius, 1793Black Bush Brown
Bicyclus miriam Fabricius, 1793
Bicyclus mollitia Karsch, 1895
Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850Black-haired Bush Brown
Bicyclus sambulos Hewitson, 1877Tailed Bush Brown
Bicyclus saussurei Dewitz, 1879Saussure´s Bush Brown
Bicyclus sebetus Hewitson, 1877
Bicyclus smithi Aurivillius, 1928Smith's Bush-brown
Bicyclus vulgaris Butler, 1868Vulgar Bush Brown
Bicyclus xeneas Hewitson, 1865Stately Bush Brown
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Brakefieldia perspicua Trimen, 1873Marsh Patroller
Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833African Joker
Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903Mountain Pearl Charaxes
Charaxes anticlea Drury, 1782Small Flame Bordered Charaxes
Charaxes bipunctatus Rothschild, 1894Two Spot Charaxes
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824Green-veined Charaxes
Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775Giant Charaxes
Charaxes catachrous Staudinger, 1896Silver Demon Charaxes
Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1865Western Red Charaxes
Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898
Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824Savannah Charaxes
Charaxes etheocles Cramer, 1777Demon charaxes
Charaxes eupale Drury, 1782Common Green Charaxes
Charaxes eupale latimargo (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Viridixes eupale Drury, 1782
Charaxes eupale veneris (White & Grant, 1989)⇒ Viridixes eupale Drury, 1782
Charaxes lactetinctus Karsch, 1892Blue Patch Charaxes
Charaxes lucretius Cramer, 1777Common Red Charaxes
Charaxes numenes Hewitson, 1859Lesser Blue Charaxes
Charaxes paphianus Christopher ..., 1871Falcate Red Charaxes
Charaxes pleione Godart, 1824Square-winged Red Charaxes
Charaxes porthos dummeri Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873Powder Blue Charaxes
Charaxes subornatus minor (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Viridixes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Charaxes virilis lenis Henning, 1989
Charaxes zelica depuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Charaxes zingha Stoll, 1780Shining red charaxes
Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773Common Glider
Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889Blonde Glider
Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887Herminia Glider
Cymothoe herminia johnsoni
Cynandra opis Drury, 1773Brilliant Nymph
Cyrestis camillus Fabricius, 1781African Map
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Euphaedra (Medoniana) medon (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Medoniana medon Linnaeus, 1763
Euphaedra eleus Drury, 1782Eleus Orange Forester
Euphaedra harpalyce Cramer, 1779Common Blue-banded Forester
Euphaedra losinga Hewitson, 1864Dark Brown Forester
Euphaedra olivacea Grünberg, 1908
Euphaedra rex Stoneham, 1935King Forester
Euphaedra ruspina Hewitson, 1865Common Orange Forester
Euphaedra spatiosa (Mabille, 1877)⇒ Euphaedra harpalyce Cramer, 1779
Euphaedra uganda Aurivillius, 1895
Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779Golden Piper
Euxanthe crossleyi ansorgei Rothschild, 1903
Euxanthe (Euxanthe) eurinome Cramer, 1775Common Forest Queen
Gnophodes chelys Fabricius, 1793Dusky Evening Brown
Gnophodes minchini (Heron, 1909)⇒ Gnophodes grogani Sharpe, 1901
Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891
Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775Guinea-fowl Butterfly
Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848Angular Glider
Harma theobene theobene Doubleday, 1848
Henotesia peitho (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Heteropsis peitho Plötz, 1880
Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873)⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873
Hypolimnas bartteloti (Grose-Smith, 1890)⇒ Hypolimnas bartelotti Grose-Smith, 1890
Hypolimnas dinarcha Hewitson, 1865Large Variable Diadem
Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolimnas monteironis Druce, 1874Black-tipped Diadem
Hypolimnas salmacis Drury, 1773Blue Diadem
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Golden Pansy
Junonia gregorii Butler, 1896Gregori´s Brown Pansy
Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764Blue Pansy
Junonia sophia Fabricius, 1793Little Commodore
Junonia terea Drury, 1773Soldier Commodore
Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870Blue Spot Pansy
Kallima ansorgei (Rothschild, 1899)⇒ Junonia ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851African Beak
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Neptidopsis ophione Cramer, 1779Scalloped False Sailer
Neptis gratiosa Overlaet, 1955
Neptis melicerta Drury, 1773Original Club Sailer
Neptis metella Doubleday & ..., 1848Yellow-base Sailer
Neptis nemetes Hewitson, 1868Nemetes Sailer
Neptis nicomedes Hewitson, 1874
Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833Small Spotted Sailor
Neptis strigata Aurivillius, 1894Strigate Sailer
Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865Chryxus Arctic
Pagyris cymothoe cymothoe Hewitson, 1855
Palla ussheri Butler, 1870Ussher´s Palla
Palla ussheri interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1925
Precis archesia Cramer, 1782Garden Commodore
Precis ceryne Boisduval, 1847Marsh Commodore
Precis octavia Cramer, 1779Gaudy Commodore
Precis pelarga Fabricius, 1775Fashion Commodore
Precis ravama
Precis ruama
Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782Common Mother-of-Pearl
Pseudacraea dolomena Hewitson, 1865Variable False Acraea
Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758Common False Wanderer
Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775False Chief
Pseudargynnis hegemone Godart, 1819False Fritillary
Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935Blue Sailer
Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793Lilac Beauty
Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782
Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945Callippe Fritillary
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821
Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847African Blue Tiger
Vanessula milca Hewitson, 1873Black and Orange
Ypthima albida Butler, 1888Silver Ringlet
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
Ypthima doleta Kirby, 1880Common Ringlet
Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893Bushland Ringlet

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Central Uganda
SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots		4
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives		4
27		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows		4
10		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		3
38		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		12
31		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		9
26		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		9
29		Genera
Species
Taxom



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