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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region East China (China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
473
3503
8711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3502
8709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
444
3393
8554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
2524
6785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
446
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
446
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
442
720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
302
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
296
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
166
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
81
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East China
81 Genera with 167 Species
#ABCDEFHIJKLMNOPRSTVY
Acraea Fabricius, 1819Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1935Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Agapetes Billberg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aldania Moore, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1889Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1994Mongols3SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1847Fritillaries7SpeciesTaxom
Argyreus Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Argyronome Hübner, 1771Eastern Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1872Sergeants11SpeciesTaxom
Aulocera Butler, 1867
Banded Satyrs0SpeciesTaxom
Auzakia Moore, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Bhagadatta Moore, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Calinaga Moore, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Callerebia Butler, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cepheuptychia Forster, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Childrena Hemming, 1831Large Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Chitoria Moore, 1891Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1787Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846Map Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Damora Nordmann, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1779Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Davidina Oberthür, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Dichorragia Butler, 1840Constables1SpeciesTaxom
Dilipa Moore, 1891Golden Emperor1SpeciesTaxom
Discophora Boisduval, 1836Duffers1SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1763Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ethope Moore, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1758Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1891Barons5SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1862Silverstripes3SpeciesTaxom
Helcyra Felder, 1997White Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1849Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hestina Westwood, 1850Circes2SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems4SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Isamia Moore, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Isodema Felder & Felder, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes3SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Kirinia Moore, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1851Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1884Foresters16SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1858Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1853Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Lopinga Moore, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxerebia Watkins, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Mandarinia Leech, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1780Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1878Small Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Mimathyma Moore, 1859Purple Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Minois Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1887Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1877Bushbrowns5SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Nephargynnis Shirozu, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1886Sailer butterflies13SpeciesTaxom
Ninguta Moore, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Nirvana Yakovlev, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1876Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Palaeonympha Butler, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1844Glassy Tigers2SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Penthema Doubleday, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1938Nawab butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Rohana Moore, 1880
Princes0SpeciesTaxom
Sasakia Moore, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Sephisa Moore, 1887Courtiers2SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Stibochiona Butler, 1846Popinjay1SpeciesTaxom
Stichophthalma Felder & Felder, 1892Jungle Queens4SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864Jesters1SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1911Cracker1SpeciesTaxom
Timelaea Lucas, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1794Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 2000Ringlets8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East China
167 Species and 30 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) issoria Hübner, 1819Yellow Coaster
Adelpha thessalia abia (ampla K.J. H..., 1935)⇒ Adelpha thessalia indefecta Fruhstorfer, 1913
Agapetes meridionalis meridionalis
Aldania thisbe obscurior Oberthür, 1906
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura ulupi (Doherty, 1889)⇒ Chitoria ulupi Doherty, 1889
Araschnia doris Leech, 1892
Araschnia prorsoides Blanchard, 1871Mongol
Araschnia zhangi (I. Chou, 1994)⇒ Araschnia doris Leech, 1892
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Argyronome) laodice Pallas, 1771Pallas' Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis anadyomene Felder, 1861
Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian Fritillary
Argynnis kuniga Chou & Tong, 1994
Argynnis sagana Doubleday, 1847
Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771
Athyma asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma cama Moore, 1858Orange Staff
Athyma fortuna Leech, 1889
Athyma jina Moore, 1857Bhutan Sergeant
Athyma minensis Yoshino, 1997
Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848Hill Sergeant
Athyma punctata Leech, 1890Spotted Sergeant
Athyma punctata zhejiangensis Tong, 1994
Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848Staff Sergeant
Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782Spotted Sergeant
Athyma zeroca Moore, 1872Small Staff Sergeant
Auzakia danava Moore, 1857Commodore
Auzakia danava luri Yoshino, 1997
Bhagadatta austenia (Moore, 1872)⇒ Limenitis austenia Moore, 1872
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Calinaga davidis fokienensis Fruhstorfer, 1914
Callerebia confusa Watkins, 1925
Cepheuptychia cephus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Euptychia cephus Fabricius, 1775
Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793Tawny Rajah
Childrena childreni Gray, 1831Himalayan Fritillary
Chitoria ulupi fulva Leech, 1891
Coenonympha amaryllis Cramer, 1782Mustang Heath
Coenonympha oedippus Fabricius, 1787False Ringlet
Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846Common Map
Damora sagana (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Argynnis sagana Doubleday, 1847
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Davidina magnidens Schenkel, 1963
Dichorragia nesimachus Doyère, 1840Constable
Dilipa fenestra Leech, 1891
Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836Common Duffer
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Ethope noirei Janet, 1896Starry Diadem
Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Spotted Crow
Euthalia aristides kobayashii Yokochi, 2005
Euthalia kardama Moore, 1859
Euthalia kosempona Fruhstorfer, 1908
Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848Green Duke
Euthalia pratti Leech, 1891
Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775High Brown Fritillary
Fabriciana adippe vorax Butler, 1871
Fabriciana nerippe Felder, 1862
Helcyra superba Matsumura, 1919
Helcyra superba wiensis Yoshino, 1997
Heliconius erato elimaea (W.F. Erichson, 1849)⇒ Heliconius erato amalfreda Riffarth, 1901
Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758
Hestina persimilis Westwood, 1850Siren
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758Blue Glassy Tiger
Isamia dameli (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea midamus Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758Peacock Pansy
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Kirinia epaminondas Staudinger, 1887
Kirinia epimenides Ménétriés, 1859
Lasiommata deidamia (Eversmann, 1851)⇒ Hipparchia azorina Strecker, 1899
Lethe albolineata Poujade, 1884
Lethe butleri Leech, 1889
Lethe chandica Moore, 1857Angle Red Forester
Lethe christophi Leech, 1891Kachin Treebrown
Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897Banded Tree Brown
Lethe diana Butler, 1866Diana Treebrown
Lethe dura Marshall, 1882Scarce Lilacfork
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Lethe gemina Leech, 1891Tytler´s Treebrown
Lethe insana Kollar, 1844Common Forester
Lethe lanaris Butler, 1877
Lethe marginalis Motschulsky, 1860
Lethe satyrina Butler, 1871
Lethe sicelides Grose-Smith, 1893
Lethe syrcis Hewitson, 1863Yellow Forester
Lethe violaceopicta Poujade, 1884Manipur Woodbrown
Libythea lepita Moore, 1858Common Beak
Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892
Limenitis doerriesi tongi Yoshino, 1997
Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853
Limenitis homeyeri Tancré, 1881Yunnan Admiral
Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853
Loxerebia pieli H. Huang & C..., 2003
Loxerebia saxicola Oberthür, 1876
Mandarinia regalis Leech, 1892Mandarin
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea protomedia (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789
Melitaea scotosia Butler, 1878
Mimathyma chevana Moore, 1865Sargeant Emperor
Mimathyma nycteis Ménétriés, 1859
Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763Dryad
Morpho amphitryon amphitryon Staudinger, 1887
Mycalesis francisca Stoll, 1780Lilacine Bushbrown
Mycalesis gotama Moore, 1857Chinese Bushbrown
Mycalesis milyas (Hewitson, 1864)⇒ Bicyclus milyas Hewitson, 1864
Mycalesis mucianus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mycalesis sangaica Butler, 1877Painted Bushbrown
Neope armandii Oberthür, 1876Chinese Labyrinth
Neope bremeri Felder, 1862
Neope muirheadii Felder, 1862Black-spotted Labyrinth
Neope pulaha Moore, 1857Veined Labyrinth
Neope pulahoides chuni Mell, 1923
Neope ramosa (Leech, 1890)⇒ Neope pulaha Moore, 1857
Neptis ananta Moore, 1858Indian Yellow Sailor
Neptis ananta minus Yoshino, 1997
Neptis antilope Leech, 1892Variegated Sailer
Neptis clinia Moore, 1872Clear Sailer
Neptis cydippe Leech, 1890Chinese Yellow Sailer
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis manasa antigone Leech, 1890
Neptis philyroides philyroides Staudinger, 1887
Neptis philyroides simingshana Murayama, 1980
Neptis pryeri Butler, 1871
Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771Common Glider
Neptis soma Moore, 1858Cream-spotted Sailor
Neptis yerburii Butler, 1886Yerbury´s Sailer
Ninguta schrenckii Ménétriés, 1858
Ninguta schrenckii kuatunensis Mell, 1939
Ninguta schrenkii Ménétriés, 1858
Nirvana placida Stål, 1859
Oeneis mongolica (Oberthür, 1876)⇒ Oeneis magna Graeser, 1888
Palaeonympha opalina Butler, 1871
Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775Chocolate Tiger
Parantica sita Kollar, 1844Chestnut Tiger
Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758
Penthema adelma Felder, 1862
Penthema adelma adelma
Phaedyma aspasia Leech, 1890Great Hockeystick Sailer
Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780Short banded Sailer
Pierella lena salma Constantino, 2007
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798
Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854China Nawab
Polyura nepenthes Grose-Smith, 1883Shan Nawab
Polyura nepenthes kiangsiensis Rousseau-Dec..., 1938
Sasakia charonda Hewitson, 1862Great purple emperor
Sasakia funebris Leech, 1891Empress
Sephisa chandra zhejiangana Tong, 1994
Sephisa princeps Fixsen, 1887
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Stibochiona nicea Gray, 1846Popinjay
Stichophthalma howqua howqua Westwood, 1851
Stichophthalma howqua suffusa Leech, 1892
Stichophthalma neumogeni Leech, 1892
Stichophthalma neumogeni neumogeni Leech, 1892
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Tellervo norinia Fruhstorfer, 1911
Timelaea albescens Fruhstorfer, 1908Beautiful Leopard
Timelaea maculata BREMER & GREY, 1853Spotted Leopard Butterfly
Timelaea nana Leech, 1892
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Ypthima argus (Butler, 1866)⇒ Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864
Ypthima civis Leech, 1891
Ypthima conjuncta Leech, 1891
Ypthima megalomma Butler, 1874Ringless
Ypthima motschulskyi BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Three-ring
Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883Striated Ringlet
Ypthima norma Matsumura, 1909Burmese Three-ring
Ypthima sinica Uémura & Koi..., 2000

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in East China
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
9
36
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
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
28
63
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


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