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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Corsica (France)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		369
2705
5218		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		367
2702
5214		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		350
2660
5128		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		232
2143
4313		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		50
605
1136		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		50
605
1136		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
604
1135		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
390
721		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
364
686		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
81
156		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		40
80		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Corsica
40 Genera with 80 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1847Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells3SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries9SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Caligo Hübner, 1903Giant owl butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1803Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1758Heaths7SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Epinephele Hubner, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1824Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Eumenis Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1823Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 19088SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1824Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1782Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lopinga Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lymanopoda Westwood, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1779Small Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1975Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1823Anglewing butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Pandoriana Warren, 02SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Proclossiana Moore, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1758Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Corsica
80 Species and 16 Subspecies
Adelpha aricia aricia Hewitson, 1847
Aglais ichnusa Bonelli, 1826Corsican Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia immaculata (Bell, 1862)⇒ Argynnis paphia Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Argyronome) laodice Pallas, 1771Pallas' Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Fabriciana) elisa Godart, 1823Corsican Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Argynnis pandora pandora (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Argynnis pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775
Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775Shephard`s Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Brintesia circe circe (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Brintesia circe Fabricius, 1775
Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903)⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes jasius jasius Linnaeus, 1767
Clossiana thore (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Boloria thore Hübner, 1803
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803Corsican Heath
Coenonympha elbana Staudinger, 1887Corsican Heath
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761Scarce Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Epinephele ida (Esper, 1785)⇒ Pyronia cecilia Vallantin, 1894
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Erebia stirius Godart, 1824Styrian Ringlet
Eumenis ichnusa
Fabriciana niobe elisa Godart, 1823
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) neomiris Godart, 1822Corsican Grayling
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus Hufnagel, 1766Tree Grayling
Hipparchia algirica sardoa Spuler, 1908
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus Bonelli, 1826Southern Grayling
Hipparchia aristaeus aristaeus (Bonelli, 1826)⇒ Hipparchia aristaeus Bonelli, 1826
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia sardoa Spuler, 1908
Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Issoria lathonia lathonia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Issoria lathonia Linnaeus, 1758
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata paramegaera Hübner, 1824Corsican Wall Brown
Libythea celtis Laicharting, 1782Common Beak
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763Woodland Brown
Lymanopoda obsoleta Westwood, 1851Obsoleta Satyr
Lymanopoda samius Westwood, 1851
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Mycalesis madjicosa Fujioka, 1975
Nymphalis (Inachis) io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis ichnusa Hübner, 1823
Pandoriana maja Cramer, 1775
Pandoriana maja cyamea
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758
Pararge paramagaera
Pararge paramegaera (Hübner, 1824)⇒ Lasiommata paramegaera Hübner, 1824
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Proclossiana maja
Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793Spanish Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Satyrus (Satyrus) ferula Fabricius, 1793Great Sooty Satyr
Satyrus circe (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Brintesia circe Fabricius, 1775
Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758Dark Green Fritillary
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Corsica
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		8
16		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLibytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots		8
20		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		15
35		Genera
Species
Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


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