Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Darjeeling (West Bengal, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 136
867
1592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 136
867
1592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 132
863
1589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
762
1475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
274
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
273
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
273
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
245
369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
237
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
124
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 46
78 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Darjeeling
46 Genera with 78 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1819 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adolias Boisduval, ante, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aemona Hewitson, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1848 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreus Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyronome Hübner, 1771 | Eastern Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1872 | Sergeants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aulocera Butler, 1867 | Banded Satyrs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calinaga Moore, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1859 | Emperors | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Childrena Hemming, 1831 | Large Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1847 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllogenes Butler, 1857 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Debis Doubleday, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1850 | Duffers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1777 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1857 | Palmflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enispe Doubleday, 0 | Caliphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethope Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1793 | Crows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euripus Doubleday, 1848 | Courtesans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1857 | Barons | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1849 | Foresters | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1848 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1796 | Evening Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Moduza Moore, 1777 | Commander | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1867 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1857 | Bushbrowns | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Neope Moore, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neorina Westwood, 1850 | Owls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1858 | Sailer butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oleria Hübner, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1844 | Glassy Tigers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parasarpa Moore, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penthema Doubleday, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1848 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rohana Moore, 1880 | Princes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sephisa Moore, 1887 | Courtiers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stibochiona Butler, 1846 | Popinjay | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1874 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vindula Hemming, 1793 | Cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1874 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophoessa Dallas, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Darjeeling
78 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) issoria Hübner, 1819 | Yellow Coaster | | Aemona amathusia amathusia Hewitson, 1867 | | | Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1848 | Indian Tortoiseshell | | Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | | Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771 | | Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848 | Hill Sergeant | | Athyma zeroca Moore, 1872 | Small Staff Sergeant | | Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857 | Freak | | Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896 | Sikkim Freak | | Charaxes amycus Felder, 1861 | | | Charaxes aristogiton Felder & Felder, 1866 | Scarce tawny raja | | Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | Tawny Rajah | | Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | Yellow raja | | Charaxes numenes numenes Hewitson, 1859 | | | Childrena childreni Gray, 1831 | Himalayan Fritillary | | Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847 | Large Yeoman | | Cyllogenes suradeva Moore, 1857 | Branded Evening Brown | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Discophora timora Westwood, 1850 | Great Duffer | | Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777 | Australian leafwing | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Elymnias vasudeva Moore, 1857 | Jezebel Palmfly | | Enispe tessellata | | | Ethope himachala Moore, 1857 | Dusky Diadem | | Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Spotted Crow | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea deione (Westwood, 1848) | ⇒ Euploea algea deione Westwood, 1848 | | Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793 | Double-branded Blue Crow | | Euripus halitherses (Doubleday, 1848) | ⇒ Euripus nyctelius Doubleday, 1845 | | Euthalia alpheda Godart, 1824 | Streaked Baron | | Euthalia franciae Gray, 1846 | French Duke | | Euthalia iva Moore, 1857 | | | Euthalia iva iva | | | Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848 | Green Duke | | Euthalia saitaphernes Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Euthalia sancara (Moore, 1857) | ⇒ Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848 | | Hypolimnas alimena saturnia Fruhstorfer, 1903 | | | Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863) | ⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909 | | Lethe chandica Moore, 1857 | Angle Red Forester | | Lethe jalaurida de Nicéville, 1880 | Bamboo Forester | | Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880 | Barred Woodbrown | | Lethe moelleri Elwes, 1887 | Moeller’s silverfork | | Lethe scanda Moore, 1857 | Blue Forester | | Lethe sidonis Hewitson, 1863 | Common Woodbrown | | Lethe sinorix Hewitson, 1863 | Lilacfork | | Lethe sura Doubleday, 1849 | Common Lilacfork | | Limenitis daraxa Doubleday, 1848 | Green Commodore | | Limenitis zayla (Doubleday, 1848) | ⇒ Parasarpa zayla Doubleday, 1848 | | Melanitis constantia Cramer, 1779 | Constantia Evening Brown | | Melanitis zitenius decolorata | | | Melanitis zitenius zitenius Herbst, 1796 | Great evening brown | | Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Mycalesis francisca sanatana Moore, 1857 | Lilacine Bushbrown | | Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1892 | Intermedia Bushbrown | | Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857 | White-line Bushbrown | | Mycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1889 | De Nicéville’s Bushbrown | | Mycalesis perseus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Bush Brown | | Mycalesis visala visala Moore, 1857 | Indian Long-Branded Bushbrown | | Neope pulaha Moore, 1857 | Veined Labyrinth | | Neope pulahina Evans, 1924 | Scarce Labyrinth | | Neope yama Moore, 1857 | Dusky Labyrinth | | Neorina hilda Westwood, 1850 | Tailess Yellow Owl | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis mindorana C. Felder & ..., 1863 | | | Neptis nata Moore, 1857 | Clear Sailer | | Neptis nata soma | | | Neptis soma Moore, 1858 | Cream-spotted Sailor | | Oleria agarista agarista C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775 | Chocolate Tiger | | Parantica melaneus neopatra | | | Parantica sita Kollar, 1844 | Chestnut Tiger | | Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908 | White Commodore | | Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845 | Himalayan Yellow Kaiser | | Polyura dolon Westwood, 1848 | Stately Nawab | | Sephisa princeps Fixsen, 1887 | | | Stibochiona nicea Gray, 1846 | Popinjay | | Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874 | | | Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793 | Common Cruiser | | Ypthima nikaea Moore, 1874 | Himalayan Fivering | | Zophoessa nicetella | Small woodbrown |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Darjeeling | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 6
16 | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 16
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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