Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 516
8791
39463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
8777
39440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 495
8681
39128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 324
7097
34844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2469
11529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2468
11527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
2462
11516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1612
8726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1463
8351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
277
2725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 102
1270 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Congo
102 Genera with 1270 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1807 | Acraeas | 219 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1816 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1903 | African Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Apaturopsis Aurivillius, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphysoneura Karsch, 1894 | Painted Ringlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ariadne Horsfield, 1829 | Castors | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Asterope Hübner, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atella Stål, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1833 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1960 | | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Bematistes Hemming, 1935 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1871 | Bush Browns | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1819 | Joker | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catacroptera Karsch, 1894 | Pirates | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Catuna Kirby, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1875 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Emperors | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Crenidomimas Karsch, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1819 | Gliders | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Cynandra Schatz, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1832 | Map Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1780 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diestogyna Karsch, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1818 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymniopsis Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1819 | Fig Eaters | 155 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1807 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptera Staudinger, 1891 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1848 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euriphene Boisduval, 1847 | | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Euryphura Staudinger, 1891 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Euryphurana Hecq, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1833 | Pipers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1849 | Evening Browns | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hallelesis Condamin, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1819 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harma Doubleday, 1848 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harmilla Aurivillius, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1780 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1879 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1841 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hypanartia Hübner, 1821 | Mapwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocysta Westwood, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1819 | Diadems | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1819 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1819 | Buckeyes | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Kallima Doubleday, 1849 | Oak Leaf butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kallimodes | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kallimoides Shirôzu & N..., 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kumothales Overlaet, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiophila C.Felder & R..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1807 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mallika Collins & La..., 1991 | Oakleafs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mashuna Van Son, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Medoniana Hecq, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1829 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1807 | Evening Browns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1819 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoxantha Aurivillius, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoxanthia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1818 | Bushbrowns | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Neocoenyra Butler, 1886 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nepidopsis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptidopsis Aurivillius, 1898 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1807 | Sailer butterflies | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1819 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagyris Boisduval, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palla Hübner, 1819 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philaethria Billberg, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Planema Doubleday, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1820 | Nawab butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1850 | False acraeas | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudargynnis Karsch, 1892 | False Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudathyma Staudinger, 1891 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoneptis Snellen, 1882 | Blue Sailers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1833 | Mother-of-Pearls | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1872 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaleropis Staudinger, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1880 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1807 | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessula Dewitz, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Viridixes Bouyer & Vin..., 2008 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1818 | Ringlets | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthimomorpha Van Son, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zipoetes Hewitson, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Congo | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 10
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 7
151 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 6
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 10
248 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 22
510 | Genera
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 | 16
81 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 23
206 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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