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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve (Puntarenas Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
1217
1204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
1217
1204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
163
1215
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
1059
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
320
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
320
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
320
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
266
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
264
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
16
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
16 Genera with 19 Species
Ceratinia Hübner, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Euphaedra Hübner, 1763Fig Eaters1SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1823Calicoes2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1782Brush-footed butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Ithomia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1908Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1758Morpho butterfly2SpeciesTaxom
Oleria Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Proterebia Roos & Arnsc..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
19 Species and 13 Subspecies
Ceratinia tutia callichroma Staudinger, 1885
Eresia ithomioides Hewitson, 1864Variable Crescent
Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763
Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883Black-patched Cracker
Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823
Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758Common Postman
Heliconius sapho Drury, 1782
Heteronympha solandri angela (Tindale, 1953)⇒ Heteronympha solandri Waterhouse, 1904
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Ithomia patilla Hewitson, 1852Guatemalan Glasswing
Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908Angled Red Forester
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Oleria zelica pagasa H. Druce, 1875Zelica Clearwing
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Proterebia afra fidena Fruhstorfer, 1918
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Taenaris phorcas umbonia Fruhstorfer, 1905

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve
SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
1
2
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
5
5
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