Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Gampaha (Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
105
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
105
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 40
92
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 36
88
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
54
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
54
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
54
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
47
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
46
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
33
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gampaha
13 Genera with 16 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1777 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1763 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1890 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1858 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1782 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1775 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gampaha
16 Species | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Gray Pansy | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis rama Moore, 1890 | Cingalese Bushbrown | | Neptis jumbah Moore, 1858 | Chestnut-streaked Sailer | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Gampaha | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 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 | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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
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