Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Christmas Island (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 120
340
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 120
340
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 118
338
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 75
259
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
107
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
104
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
31
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Christmas Island
12 Genera with 14 Species | Acidalia Treitschke, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1913 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1887 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1908 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1900 | Nawab butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Christmas Island
14 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acidalia pallicinctaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Euploea (Vadebra) climena Stoll, 1782 | Climena Crow | | Euploea climena macleari Butler, 1887 | Climena Crow | | Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 | Crow Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina listeri Butler, 1888 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Napeogenes larina aethra Hewitson, 1869 | | | Neptis magadha plautia Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Polyura andrewsi Butler, 1900 | Christmas Emperor |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Christmas Island | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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