Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Cook Islands (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
279
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
279
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
277
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
196
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
83
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
76
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
21
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cook Islands
11 Genera with 12 Species | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1874 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1862 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nipara Moore, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1874 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cook Islands
12 Species and 8 Subspecies | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Euploea (Nipara) unicolor (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii perryi Butler, 1874 | Crow Butterfly | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775 | Evening Brown | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nipara unicolor (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780 | Australian vagrant | | Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874 | Vagrant Butterfly |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Cook Islands | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 3
3 | 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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
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