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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
688
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
687
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
686
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
380
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
343
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
73
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
34
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
34 Genera with 99 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas3SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Anosia Hübner, 0Monarch butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Callithomia Bates, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1912Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1894Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907Yeomans1SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1775Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1868Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1827Milkweeds5SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1927Autumn leaf3SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1910Crows50SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 02SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1916Diadems26SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ithomia Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1787Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1775Evening Browns4SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1858Sailer butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1982Nawab butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1924Blue Tigers7SpeciesTaxom
Vagrans Hemming, 1920Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1775Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Xois Hewitson, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1911Ringlets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
99 Species and 63 Subspecies
Acraea andromacha Fabricius, 1775Glasswing
Acraea andromacha polynesiaca Rebel, 1911
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Anosia menippe Hübner, 1816
Anosia petilia
Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860
Cethosia biblis nacoleia Fruhstorfer, 1912
Chlosyne endeis endeis Godman & Salvin, 1894Banded Checkerspot
Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907
Cupha prosope Fabricius, 1775Australian rustic
Cynthia kershawi (Mccoy, 1868)⇒ 
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus archippus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Doleschallia bisaltide bisaltide Cramer, 1777Autumn Leaf
Doleschallia bisaltide vomana Fruhstorfer, 1902
Doleschallia tongana Hopkins, 1927
Euploea (Saphara) treitschkei Boisduval, 1832
Euploea treitschkei jessica Butler, 1869
Euploea algea Godart, 1819Algea Crow
Euploea algea abjecta Butler, 1866Outcast Crow
Euploea algea helcita Boisduval, 1859
Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea boisduvali proserpina
Euploea boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853)⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea boisduvalii boisduvalii (Lucas, 1853)⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea eschscholtzii (for escholtz..., 1883)⇒ Euploea lewinii eschscholtzii Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea forsteri (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Euploea tulliolus forsteri Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea graeffiana (Herrich-Schä..., 1869)⇒ Euploea leucostictos Gmelin, 1790
Euploea helcita (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Euploea algea helcita Boisduval, 1859
Euploea helcita escholtzii Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea helcita helcita
Euploea helcita lilybaea Fruhstorfer, 1911
Euploea herrichii (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea incompta (Herrich-Schä..., 1869)⇒ Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793
Euploea intermedia (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea iphianassa (Butler, 1866)⇒ Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866
Euploea jessica (Butler, 1869)⇒ Euploea treitschkei jessica Butler, 1869
Euploea lauensis (Carpenter, 1942)⇒ Euploea lewinii eschscholtzii Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea leucostictos iphianassa Butler, 1866
Euploea leucostictos macleayi C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea leucostictos macleayii Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea lewanii Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii eschscholtzii Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii lauensis (Carpenter, 1942)⇒ Euploea lewinii eschscholtzii Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii montrouzieri C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea lewinii walkeri Druce, 1890
Euploea macleayi (Felder & Felder, 1885)⇒ Euploea leucostictos macleayi C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea mangoensis Butler, 1884
Euploea montrouzieri (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Euploea lewinii montrouzieri C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807
Euploea proserpina (Butler, 1866)⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea protoforsteri (Poulton, 1924)⇒ Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793
Euploea pumila sisamis Kirsch, 1877
Euploea rumphii Herrich-Schä..., 1869
Euploea seriata (Herrich-Schä..., 1869)⇒ Euploea tulliolus forsteri Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea simmondsi (Poulton, 1925)⇒ Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852
Euploea sylvester Fabricius, 1793Double-branded Blue Crow
Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793Dwarf Crow
Euploea tulliolus adyte Boisduval, 1859
Euploea tulliolus forsteri Felder & Felder, 1865
Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Heteronympha banksii Leach, 1814Banks' Brown
Heteronympha banskia
Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779Spotted Crow Eggfly
Hypolimnas antilope lutescens Butler, 1874
Hypolimnas auge Cramer, 1779
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina hypna
Hypolimnas bolina ivena Fruhstorfer, 1912
Hypolimnas bolina murrayi
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775Blue moon
Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862
Hypolimnas bolina pallescens Butler, 1874
Hypolimnas bolina perryi Butler, 1875
Hypolimnas bolina thomsonii
Hypolimnas bolina tracta
Hypolimnas crexa Fruhstorfer, 1912
Hypolimnas eriphile Cramer, 1782
Hypolimnas formosa Illidge, 1924
Hypolimnas hypna Swinhoe, 1916
Hypolimnas inopinata Waterhouse, 1920Fijian Eggfly
Hypolimnas moseleyi Butler, 1883
Hypolimnas murrayi Butler, 1883
Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869Eight-Spot Butterfly
Hypolimnas octocula octocula Butler, 1869
Hypolimnas pelva Fruhstorfer, 1912
Hypolimnas porphyria Cramer, 1782
Hypolimnas thomsoni Butler, 1883
Hypolimnas tracta Swinhoe, 1916
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787Albin's Hampstead Eye
Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787Meadow Argus
Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763Eyed Brown
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758Common Evening Brown
Melanitis leda levuna Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melanitis leda solandra Fabricius, 1775Evening Brown
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Napeogenes achaea achaea Hewitson, 1869
Napeogenes larina aethra Hewitson, 1869
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Neptis soma Moore, 1858Cream-spotted Sailor
Nw thecla bosara
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Polyura caphontis Hewitson, 1863
Polyura caphontis caphontis Hewitson, 1863
Polyura caphontis excellens Turlin, 2001
Polyura caphontis nambavatua Smiles, 1982
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pteronymia primula auricula Haensch, 1905
Taenaris anableps Snellen van ..., 1860
Taenaris phorcas Westwood, 1858
Tirumala claribella (Butler, 1882)⇒ Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826
Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826Blue Tiger
Tirumala hamata mellitula Herrich-Scha..., 1869
Tirumala hamata neptunica Felder & Felder, 1865
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger
Tirumala moderata (Butler, 1875)⇒ Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826
Tirumala protoneptunia (Poulton, 1924)⇒ Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826
Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780Australian vagrant
Vagrans egista vitiensis Waterhouse, 1920
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral
Xois diophthalma
Xois fulvida Butler, 1883
Xois sesara (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Ypthima sesara Hewitson, 1865
Ypthima fulvida Butler, 1882Bordered Fijian Ringlet
Ypthima sesara Hewitson, 1865Common Fijian Ringlet
Ypthima vitiensis Fruhstorfer, 1911

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Fiji
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
9
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
1
3
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
7
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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