Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Egypt (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2683
5922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
2680
5913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 344
2648
5852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 218
1987
4685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
435
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
435
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
435
821 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
266
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
240
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
68
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 20
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Egypt
20 Genera with 23 Species | Adelpha Hübner, 1758 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1867 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chazara Moore, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypodryas Higgins, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1777 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1962 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaliodes Butler, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1850 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotergumia Agenjo, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrus Latreille, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Egypt
23 Species and 9 Subspecies | Adelpha cytherea cytherea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Adelpha cytherea aea C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | Cream-banded Charaxes | | Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805 | Dark Rockbrown | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euploea nemertes oppia (Fruhstorfer, 1910) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos oppia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Hypodryas cynthia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911 | Desert Fritillary | | Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Pedaliodes empusa empusa C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pseudotergumia pisidice Klug, 1832 | | | Satyrus pisidice Klug, 1832 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Egypt | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 2
2 | Genera
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 | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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