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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
605
7287
25296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
602
7278
25280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
575
7181
25071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
6004
22218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1284
3711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1280
3701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1269
3656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
759
1941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
640
1455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
111
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
52
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark
52 Genera with 92 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1852Sister3SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1793Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries6SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1779Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries7SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1758Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths5SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1779Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1777Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1917Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1758Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1780Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1758Silverstripes2SpeciesTaxom
Fountainea Rydon, 1824Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1763Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1758Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1789Small Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1872Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Myscelia Doubleday, 1848Bluewings1SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parthenos Hübner, 1776Clipper1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1894Nawab butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1758Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1812Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1879Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
92 Species and 24 Subspecies
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Adelpha aricia aricia Hewitson, 1847
Adelpha capucinus velia C. Felder & ..., 1867
Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793Banded peacock
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia valesina (Esper, 1777)⇒ Argynnis paphia Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Argyronome) laodice Pallas, 1771Pallas' Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Bicyclus evadne evadne Cramer, 1779
Boloria (Boloria) aquilonaris Stichel, 1908Cranberry Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828Polar Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Caerois chorinaeus chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767Violet Fritillary
Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761Scarce Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia tullia (Müller, 1764)⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777Australian leafwing
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Euphydryas anicia eurytion Mead, 1875Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euptychia hermes sosybius (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793
Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775High Brown Fritillary
Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758Niobe Fritillary
Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824
Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Hipparchia (Eumenis) semele Linnaeus, 1758
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata petropolitana Linnaeus, 1767Northern Wall Brown
Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763Eyed Brown
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar Admiral
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872
Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris Doubleday, , 1848Whitened Bluewing
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Nymphalis (Aglais) urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ 
Nymphalis (Inachis) io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Polygonia) c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Opsiphanes tamarindi Felder, 1861Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776Clipper
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polyura moori saida Preyer & Cator, 1894
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Protogoniomorpha temora temora Felder & Felder, 1867
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Speyeria aglaia Linnaeus, 1758
Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758Dark Green Fritillary
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812Subtropical Lady
Ypthima pandocus corticaria Butler, 1879Common Three Ring

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Denmark
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots
15
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
15
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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