Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Eastern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 445
4424
8617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 444
4419
8607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 421
4334
8472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 282
3735
7621 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 66
1240
2594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 65
1238
2590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1231
2551 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
810
1753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
746
1651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
175
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 74
129 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eastern Cape
74 Genera with 129 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1775 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphysoneura Karsch, 1894 | Painted Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bematistes Hemming, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1777 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliploea Butler, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1781 | Emperors | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coenyra Hewitson, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corbulis Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dingana Van Son, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dira Hübner, 1806 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1907 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1809 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenis Hübner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 0 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1833 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1879 | Beaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1923 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1851 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1849 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1962 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1850 | Bushbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1955 | Sailer butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagyris Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralethe Van Son, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paternympha Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaliodes Butler, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penthema Doubleday, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sallya Koçak, 1847 | Tree nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Serradinga G.A. Henning..., 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1857 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1955 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Torynesis Butler, 1979 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1832 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaretis Hübner, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Cape
129 Species and 41 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868 | Large Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) igola Trimen, 1889 | Dusky-veined Acraea | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865 | Acara Acraea | | Acraea admatha Hewitson, 1865 | Hewitson´s Glassy Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914 | Rainforest Acraea | | Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861 | Tree Top Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Spotted Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | Wanderer | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777 | Myrina Fritillary | | Brakefieldia perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Patroller | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Calliploea pumila melitta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Ceratinia tutia callichroma Staudinger, 1885 | | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes karkloof van Someren ..., 1957 | Karkloof Emperor | | Charaxes pelias Cramer, 1775 | Protea Charaxes | | Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877 | Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957 | Van Son's Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Coenyra aurantiaca Aurivillius, 1911 | Pondo Shadefly | | Coenyra hebe Trimen, 1864 | Zulu Shadefly | | Corbulis cassotis rhene Godman-&-Salvin, 1878 | | | Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Blonde Glider | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Dingana dingana Trimen, 1873 | Dingaan's Widow | | Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Autumn Widow | | Dira clytus clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806 | Pondoland Widow | | Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Erebia neriene neriene Böber, 1809 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eumenis statilinus onosandrus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euthalia agnis tinna | | | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Historis acheronta pherecydes (C. Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Historis acheronta acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | African Beak | | Libythea laius (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | | Melanitis zitenius gnophodes Andrewes, 1923 | | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851 | | | Memphis echemus echemus E. Doubleday, 1849 | Cuban Leafwing | | Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776 | | | Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Mycalesis safitza (Westwood, 1850) | ⇒ Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | | Napeogenes achaea achaea Hewitson, 1869 | | | Neita durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Brown | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Neita lotenia Van Son, 1949 | Drakensberg Mountain Brown | | Neita neita Wallengren, 1875 | Neita Brown | | Neptis goochi (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Neptis serena Overlaet, 1955 | River Sailer | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Pagyris cymothoe cymothoe Hewitson, 1855 | | | Paralethe dendrophilus Trimen, 1862 | Bush Beauty | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986 | | | Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845 | Himalayan Yellow Kaiser | | Phaedyma columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Short Banded Sailor | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common False Wanderer | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha machacha Riley, 1938 | Machacha Brown | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha penningtoni Riley, 1938 | Pennington's Brown | | Pseudonympha poetula Trimen, 1891 | Drakenberg Brown | | Pseudonympha swanepoeli Van Son, 1955 | Swanepoel's Brown | | Pseudonympha varii Van Son, 1955 | Vari's Brown | | Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla (Doubleday, , 1848) | ⇒ Pyrrhogyra edocla lysanias C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | Sallya natalensis (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Sevenia natalensis Boisduval, 1847 | | Sevenia boisduvali Wallengren, 1857 | Boisduval´s Tree Nymph | | Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Stygionympha irrirata Trimen, 1873 | | | Stygionympha scotina Quickelberge, 1979 | Eastern Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955 | Wichgraf´s Brown | | Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962 | Dickson's Widow | | Tarsocera fulvina Vári, 1971 | Karoo Widow | | Tarsocera southeyae Dickson, 1969 | Southey's Widow | | Torynesis magna Van Son, 1941 | Large Widow | | Torynesis orangica Vári, 1971 | Golden Gate Widow | | Torynesis pringlei Dickson, 1979 | Pringle's Widow | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Zaretis isidora zethus Westwood, 1850 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 4
10 | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 7
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 1
2 | 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 | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 29
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
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