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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		319
2874
5955		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		318
2873
5954		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		301
2802
5844		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		197
2231
4847		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		50
698
1128		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		49
697
1128		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
697
1128		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
505
831		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
487
808		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		6
197
435		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		82
189		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for East India
82 Genera with 189 Species
#ABCDEHIJKLMNOPRSTVYZ
Acraea Fabricius, 1793Acraeas4SpeciesTaxom
Adolias Boisduval, ante, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aemona Hewitson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1848Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1775Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Argyreus Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Argyronome Hübner, 1771Eastern Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadne Horsfield, 1779Castors2SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1872Sergeants3SpeciesTaxom
Aulocera Butler, 1867
Banded Satyrs0SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Calinaga Moore, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1866Lacewings3SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793Emperors7SpeciesTaxom
Childrena Hemming, 1831Large Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1861Yeomans2SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1764Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllogenes Butler, 1857Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1829Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1782Map Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Danais Latreille, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1777Milkweeds4SpeciesTaxom
Debis Doubleday, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Diagora Snellen, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Discophora Boisduval, 1850Duffers2SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1777Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1775Julia Heliconians1SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1857Palmflies2SpeciesTaxom
Enispe Doubleday, 0Caliphs1SpeciesTaxom
Ethope Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1819Crows14SpeciesTaxom
Euripus Doubleday, 1845Courtesans2SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1857Barons15SpeciesTaxom
Hestina Westwood, 1850Circes1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems3SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes7SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1840Oak Leaf butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1844Foresters17SpeciesTaxom
Lexias Boisduval, 1793Archdukes1SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1819Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1848Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Limentis1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1796Evening Browns5SpeciesTaxom
Moduza Moore, 1777Commander1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1867Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1857Bushbrowns10SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Neorina Westwood, 1850Owls1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1829Sailer butterflies13SpeciesTaxom
Nirvana Yakovlev, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Oleria Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orinoma Gray, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pantoporia Hübner, 1872Lascars4SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1844Glassy Tigers5SpeciesTaxom
Parasarpa Moore, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Penthema Doubleday, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1848Nawab butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1819
Commodores0SpeciesTaxom
Ragadia Westwood, 1862Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom
Rhaphicera Butler, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rohana Moore, 1880
Princes0SpeciesTaxom
Sephisa Moore, 1887Courtiers1SpeciesTaxom
Stibochiona Butler, 1846Popinjay1SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864Jesters2SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tanaecia Butler, 1868Counts2SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1874Cracker1SpeciesTaxom
Thauria Moore, 1858Junglekings1SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1775Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Tronga Moore, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1794Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Vindula Hemming, 1793Cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1857Ringlets5SpeciesTaxom
Zophoessa Dallas, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
189 Species and 25 Subspecies
Acraea (Actinote) issoria Hübner, 1819Yellow Coaster
Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758
Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758Tawny Coaster
Acraea violae (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Acraea terpsicore Linnaeus, 1758
Aemona amathusia amathusia Hewitson, 1867
Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1848Indian Tortoiseshell
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian Fritillary
Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771
Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus, 1763Angled Castor
Ariadne merione Cramer, 1779Common Castor
Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848Hill Sergeant
Athyma zeroca Moore, 1872Small Staff Sergeant
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857Freak
Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896Sikkim Freak
Cethosia biblis Drury, 1773Batik Lacewing
Cethosia cyane Drury, 1770Leopard Lacewing
Cethosia nietneri Felder & Felder, 1866Tamil Lacewing
Charaxes amycus Felder, 1861
Charaxes aristogiton Felder & Felder, 1866Scarce tawny raja
Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793Tawny Rajah
Charaxes kahruba Moore, 1895Variegated raja
Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848Yellow raja
Charaxes numenes numenes Hewitson, 1859
Charaxes solon Fabricius, 1793Black raja
Childrena childreni Gray, 1831Himalayan Fritillary
Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847Large Yeoman
Cirrochroa tyche C. Felder & ..., 1861Common Yeoman
Cupha lampetia Linnaeus, 1764
Cyllogenes suradeva Moore, 1857Branded Evening Brown
Cynthia elymnias Rambur, 1829
Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846Common Map
Cyrestis thyonneus Cramer, 1782
Danais coreta (Godart, 1819)⇒ Euploea sylvester coreta Godart, 1819
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777Black Veined Tiger
Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836Common Duffer
Discophora timora Westwood, 1850Great Duffer
Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777Australian leafwing
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Elymnias vasudeva Moore, 1857Jezebel Palmfly
Enispe tessellata
Ethope himachala Moore, 1857Dusky Diadem
Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Spotted Crow
Euploea crameri nicevillei Moore, 1890Sunderbans Crow
Euploea algea Godart, 1819Algea Crow
Euploea algea deione Westwood, 1848Long-branded Blue Crow
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euploea deione (Westwood, 1848)⇒ Euploea algea deione Westwood, 1848
Euploea diocletianus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824
Euploea hopei (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793
Euploea klugii Moore, 1858Blue Crow
Euploea klugii erichsonii C. Felder & ..., 1865Brown King Crow
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Euploea sylvester coreta Godart, 1819Double-branded Black Crow
Euripus halitherses (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Euripus nyctelius Doubleday, 1845
Euripus nyctelius Doubleday, 1845Courtesan
Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777Baron
Euthalia alpheda Godart, 1824Streaked Baron
Euthalia durga (Moore, 1857)⇒ Bassarona durga Moore, 1857
Euthalia franciae Gray, 1846French Duke
Euthalia iva Moore, 1857
Euthalia iva iva
Euthalia lubentina Cramer, 1777Common Gaudy Baron
Euthalia monina Fabricius, 1787Baronet
Euthalia nais Forster, 1771Baronet
Euthalia nara anyte
Euthalia patala Kollar, 1844Grand Duchess
Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848Green Duke
Euthalia saitaphernes Fruhstorfer, 1913
Euthalia sancara (Moore, 1857)⇒ Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848
Euthalia telchinia Ménétriés, 1857Blue Baron
Hestina nama Westwood, 1850Circe
Hypolimnas alimena saturnia Fruhstorfer, 1903
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777Gray
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758Peacock Pansy
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782Chocolate Pansy
Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840Dead Leaf
Lethe atkinsonia Hewitson, 1876Small Goldenfork
Lethe baladeva Moore, 1866Rusty Forester
Lethe chandica Moore, 1857Angle Red Forester
Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897Banded Tree Brown
Lethe dura Marshall, 1882Scarce Lilacfork
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Lethe insana Kollar, 1844Common Forester
Lethe jalaurida de Nicéville, 1880Bamboo Forester
Lethe kansa Moore, 1857Bamboo Forester
Lethe maitrya de Nicéville, 1880Barred Woodbrown
Lethe moelleri Elwes, 1887Moeller’s silverfork
Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787Common Tree Brown
Lethe scanda Moore, 1857Blue Forester
Lethe sidonis Hewitson, 1863Common Woodbrown
Lethe sinorix Hewitson, 1863Lilacfork
Lethe sura Doubleday, 1849Common Lilacfork
Lethe verma Kollar, 1844Straight Treebrown
Lexias dirtea Fabricius, 1793Archduke
Libythea myrrha Godart, 1819Club Beak
Limenitis danava (Moore, 1857)⇒ Auzakia danava Moore, 1857
Limenitis daraxa Doubleday, 1848Green Commodore
Limenitis procris (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Moduza procris Cramer, 1777
Limenitis zayla (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Parasarpa zayla Doubleday, 1848
Limenitis zulema Doubleday, 1848Scarce white commodore
Limentis procris
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanitis constantia Cramer, 1779Constantia Evening Brown
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melanitis zitenius decolorata
Melanitis zitenius zitenius Herbst, 1796Great evening brown
Moduza procris Cramer, 1777Commander
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Mycalesis anaxias Hewitson, 1862White-bar Bushbrown
Mycalesis francisca Stoll, 1780Lilacine Bushbrown
Mycalesis francisca sanatana Moore, 1857Lilacine Bushbrown
Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1892Intermedia Bushbrown
Mycalesis malsara Moore, 1857White-line Bushbrown
Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758Dark Branded Bushbrown
Mycalesis misenus de Nicéville, 1889De Nicéville’s Bushbrown
Mycalesis perseus Fabricius, 1775Common Bush Brown
Mycalesis terminus Fabricius, 1775Orange Bush Brown
Mycalesis visala visala Moore, 1857Indian Long-Branded Bushbrown
Neope pulaha Moore, 1857Veined Labyrinth
Neope pulahina Evans, 1924Scarce Labyrinth
Neope yama Moore, 1857Dusky Labyrinth
Neorina hilda Westwood, 1850Tailess Yellow Owl
Neptis ananta Moore, 1858Indian Yellow Sailor
Neptis clinia Moore, 1872Clear Sailer
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis jumbah Moore, 1858Chestnut-streaked Sailer
Neptis miah Moore, 1858Small Yellow Sailer
Neptis mindorana C. Felder & ..., 1863
Neptis nandina Moore, 1857Clear Sailer
Neptis nata Moore, 1857Clear Sailer
Neptis nata soma
Neptis sankara Kollar, 1844Broad-banded Sailer
Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771Common Glider
Neptis soma Moore, 1858Cream-spotted Sailor
Neptis vikasi Horsfield, 1829Dingy Sailer
Nirvana placida Stål, 1859
Nirvana striata Viraktamath ..., 1988
Oleria agarista agarista C. Felder & ..., 1862
Orinoma damaris Gray, 1846Tiger Brown
Pantoporia cama (Moore, 1857)⇒ Athyma cama Moore, 1858
Pantoporia hordonia Stoll, 1790Common Lascar
Pantoporia opalina (Alpheraky, 1889)⇒ Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848
Pantoporia zeroca (Moore, 1872)⇒ Athyma zeroca Moore, 1872
Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782Glassy Blue Tiger
Parantica aglea grammica Boisduval, 1858
Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775Chocolate Tiger
Parantica melaneus neopatra
Parantica sita Kollar, 1844Chestnut Tiger
Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908White Commodore
Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758
Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845Himalayan Yellow Kaiser
Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780Short banded Sailer
Polyura arja Felder, 1866Pallid Nawab
Polyura athamas Drury, 1773Common Nawab
Polyura dolon Westwood, 1848Stately Nawab
Ragadia crisilda crisilda Hewitson, 1862Striped Ringlet
Rhaphicera moorei moorei
Sephisa princeps Fixsen, 1887
Stibochiona nicea Gray, 1846Popinjay
Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779Common Jester
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Taenaris cyclops agasta Stichel, 1906
Tanaecia julii Bougainville, 1837Common Earl
Tanaecia lepidea Butler, 1868Grey Count
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821
Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874
Thauria aliris Westwood, 1858Jungleking
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger
Tronga nicevillei (Moore, 1890)⇒ Euploea crameri nicevillei Moore, 1890
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793Common Cruiser
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775Common Five-Ring
Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871Common Four Ring
Ypthima nikaea Moore, 1874Himalayan Fivering
Ypthima pandocus Moore, 1857Looped Three-ring
Zophoessa nicetellaSmall woodbrown

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in East India
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors		5
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

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

SubfamilyCyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows		9
24		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		9
15		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		11
45		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
20		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		25
61		Genera
Species
Taxom



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