Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 106
330
485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 106
330
485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 98
315
462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 86
296
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
115
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
115
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
115
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
106
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
105
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
26
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cheshire
13 Genera with 14 Species | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1847 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1901 | Heaths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1775 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1842 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cheshire
14 Species and 7 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus murina Verity, 1913 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus venata Lempke, 1957 | | | Coenonympha tullia davus (Fabricius, 1777) | ⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | | Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803 | Large Heath | | Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901 | Large Heath | | Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Cheshire | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
2 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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