Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 256
1629
3292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 255
1627
3289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 243
1589
3218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 161
1355
2882 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
543
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
543
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
543
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
359
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
340
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
79
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 39
109 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comoro Islands
39 Genera with 109 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1819 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1994 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Amphidecta Butler, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1966 | African Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1879 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1799 | Lesser Fritillaries | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1991 | Emperors | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1920 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1845 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1935 | Alpines | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1775 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1898 | Pipers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1994 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1833 | Buckeyes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1879 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1890 | Sailer butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1920 | Arctics | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1863 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1991 | False acraeas | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1994 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1966 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comoro Islands
109 Species and 42 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) lia Mabille, 1879 | | | Acraea comor Pierre, 1992 | | | Acraea damii Snellen van ..., 1869 | | | Acraea dammii (van Vollenhoven, 1869) | ⇒ Acraea damii Snellen van ..., 1869 | | Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833 | | | Acraea masaris Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea masaris jodina Pierre, 1992 | | | Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833 | | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Amauris comorana (Oberthür, 1897) | ⇒ Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | | Amauris nossima Christopher ..., 1870 | Madagascan Friar | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Amauris ochlea affinis Aurivillius, 1911 | | | Amauris ochlea moya Turlin, 1994 | | | Amphidecta pignerator simplicia Weymer, 1910 | | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Antanartia dimorphica comorica Howarth, 1966 | | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Hall Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791 | Freija Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791 | Frigga Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877 | 'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828 | Polar Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799) | ⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799 | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Charaxes castor Cramer, 1775 | Giant Charaxes | | Charaxes castor comoranus Rothschild, 1903 | | | Charaxes flavescens Verity, 1950 | | | Charaxes nicati Canu, 1991 | | | Charaxes paradoxa Lathy, 1925 | | | Charaxes saperanus Poulton, 1926 | | | Charaxes saturnus Butler, 1866 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes viossati Canu, 1991 | | | Clossiana astarte (Doubleday, 1848) | ⇒ Boloria astarte Doubleday, 1847 | | Clossiana natazhati (Gibson, 1920) | ⇒ Boloria natazhati Gibson, 1920 | | Coenonympha california yukonensis W. Holland, 1900 | Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus dorippus Klug, 1845 | Dorippus Tiger | | Erebia anyuica Kurentzov, 1966 | Scree Alpine | | Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | Arctic Ringlet | | Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837 | Red-Disk Alpine | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Erebia epipsodea remingtoni P. Ehrlich, 1952 | Common Alpine | | Erebia fasciata (Butler, 1868) | ⇒ Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875 | | Erebia herscheli (Leussler, 1935) | ⇒ Erebia youngi herscheli Leussler, 1935 | | Erebia lafontainei Troubridge a..., 1983 | Lafontaines alpine | | Erebia mackinleyensis Gunder, 1932 | Mt McKinley alpine | | Erebia mancinus (Doubleday, 1849) | ⇒ Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791 | | Erebia occulta occulta Roos & Kimmich, 1983 | Eskimo Alpine | | Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834 | Arctic Alpine | | Erebia theano Tauscher, 1809 | Banded Alpine | | Erebia youngi Holland, 1900 | Four-dotted Alpine | | Erebia youngi herscheli Leussler, 1935 | Young´s Alpine | | Eueides lybia lybia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Eurytela dryope lineata (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | | Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Henotesia comorana (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Heteropsis comorana Turlin, 1994 | | Henotesia comorana comorensis | | | Henotesia fraterna Butler, 1878 | | | Henotesia fraterna comorensis | | | Henotesia fraterna mayottensis | | | Heteropsis comorana Turlin, 1994 | | | Heteropsis comorana comorana Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis comorana subrufa Turlin, 1994 | | | Heteropsis comorensis | | | Heteropsis narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Heteropsis narcissus comorensis Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis narcissus fraterna Butler, 1868 | | | Heteropsis narcissus mayottensis Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis narcissus salimi Turlin, 1994 | | | Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) | ⇒ Hypolimnas pandarus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hypolimnas anthedon drucei Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia goudotii Boisduval, 1833 | | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Brilliant Blue | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis anynana (Butler, 1879) | ⇒ Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | | Napeogenes achaea achaea Hewitson, 1869 | | | Neptis comorarum Oberthür, 1890 | | | Neptis comorarum comorarum Oberthür, 1890 | | | Neptis comorarum legrandi Turlin, 1994 | | | Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961 | Constance´s Sailer | | Neptis cormilloti Turlin, 1994 | | | Neptis decaryi (Le Cerf, 1928) | ⇒ Neptis constantiae Carcasson, 1961 | | Neptis mayottensis Oberthür, 1890 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Oeneis (Oeneis) alberta Elwes, 1893 | Alberta Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) alpina Kurentzov, 1970 | Eskimo arctic | | Oeneis alpina excubitor Troubridge, ..., 1982 | Sentinel Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792 | Arctic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) chryxus Doubleday, 1849 | 'Brown' Chryxus Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806 | Baltic Grayling | | Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775 | Melissa Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) philipi (Troubridge, 1988) | ⇒ Oeneis rosovi Kurentzov, 1960 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Oeneis polixenes woodi Troubridge &..., 1988 | Polixenes Arctic | | Oeneis polixenes yukonensis A. Gibson, 1920 | Polixenes Arctic | | Oeneis (Oeneis) rosovi Kurentzov, 1960 | Early Arctic | | Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | Ocellate arctic | | Oeneis uhleri cairnesi Gibson, 1920 | Uhler'S Arctic | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863 | Field Crescent | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867 | 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma | | Polygonia oreas Edwards, 1869 | Oreas Anglewing | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pseudacraea imerina Hewitson, 1864 | | | Pseudacraea imerina anjouana Collins, 1991 | | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Pseudacraea lucretia comorana Oberthür, 1890 | | | Pseudacraea lucretia karthalae Collins, 1991 | | | Salamis cacta humbloti Turlin, 1994 | | | Salamis humbloti Turlin, 1994 | | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | Atronia Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Vanessa dimorphica Howarth, 1966 | Dimorphic Admiral | | Vanessa dimorphica comorica Howarth, 1966 | | | Vanessa dimorphica comoroica Howarth, 1966 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 2
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 6
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 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 | 11
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 9
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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