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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Eastern Province (Sierra Leone)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
19
39
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
19
39
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
15
32
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
14
31
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
5
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Province (Sierra Leone)
6 Genera with 9 Species
Acraea Fabricius, 1847Acraeas2SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1850Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1969Emperors3SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1871Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1850Commodores1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Province (Sierra Leone)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847Dancing Acraea
Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850Black-haired Bush Brown
Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779White Barred Charaxes
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Charaxes petersi Van Someren, 1969Peters´ Demon Charaxes
Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850Darker Commodore

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Eastern Province (Sierra Leone)
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
2
3
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Nymphalidae at artfakta.se
Nymphalidae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalidae at gbif.org
Nymphalidae at irmng.org
Nymphalidae at itis.gov