Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Gauteng (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 331
2962
5500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 330
2961
5499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 313
2903
5412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
2450
4777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1071
2273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1069
2271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1065
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
612
1245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
552
1122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
125
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 44
71 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gauteng
44 Genera with 71 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1775 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aulocera Butler, 1891 | Banded Satyrs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1777 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catacroptera Karsch, 1782 | Pirates | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1957 | Emperors | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coenyropsis Van Son, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corbulis Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 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 | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1892 | Buckeyes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1849 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1865 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paternympha Wallengren, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1798 | Commodores | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1845 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vindula Hemming, 1912 | Cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1893 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gauteng
71 Species and 18 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865 | Fiery Acraea | | Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 | Clear-spotted Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea barberi Trimen, 1881 | Barber's Acraea | | Acraea doubledayi (Guérin, 1849) | ⇒ Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833 | Marsh Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 | Suffused Acraea | | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Aulocera sybillina bianor Grum-Grschim..., 1891 | | | Bebearia flaminia flaminia Staudinger, 1891 | | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777 | Myrina Fritillary | | Brakefieldia perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Patroller | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782 | Pirate | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877 | Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957 | Van Son's Charaxes | | Coenyropsis natalii Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Brown | | Corbulis cassotis rhene Godman-&-Salvin, 1878 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | 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 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Junonia orithya ocyale Hübner, 1819 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia touhilimasa Vuillot, 1892 | Naval Pansy | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Memphis echemus echemus E. Doubleday, 1849 | Cuban Leafwing | | Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776 | | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865 | Chryxus Arctic | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Paternympha narycia (Wallengren, 1857) | ⇒ Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857 | | Phaedyma columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Short Banded Sailor | | Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847 | Dark-webbed Ringlet | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis hierta (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857 | Small Hillside Brown | | Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla (Doubleday, , 1848) | ⇒ Pyrrhogyra edocla lysanias C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Stygionympha scotina Quickelberge, 1979 | Eastern Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955 | Wichgraf´s Brown | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vindula dejone bagrada Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | Granular Ringlet | | Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893 | Bushland Ringlet |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Gauteng | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 6
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 4
4 | 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 | 9
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 16
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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