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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Guangdong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
246
1430
2835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1430
2835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
230
1378
2767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
1025
2078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
303
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
303
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
303
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
240
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
237
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
100
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
55
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guangdong
55 Genera with 98 Species
#ABCDEFHIJKLMNPSTVY
Abrota Moore, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Acraea Fabricius, 1819Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aemona Hewitson, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Argyreus Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadne Horsfield, 1763Castors1SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1782Sergeants7SpeciesTaxom
Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Calinaga Moore, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1770Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1793Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1773Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Cynitia Snellen, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrestis Boisduval, 1846Map Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1779Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Dichorragia Butler, 1840Constables1SpeciesTaxom
Discophora Boisduval, 1836Duffers1SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1763Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1793Crows4SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1997Barons5SpeciesTaxom
Faunis Hübner, 1773Duffers1SpeciesTaxom
Hestina Westwood, 1758Circes1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems3SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1763Buckeyes4SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1840Oak Leaf butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1863Foresters8SpeciesTaxom
Lexias Boisduval, 1878Archdukes2SpeciesTaxom
Mandarinia Leech, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1780Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1886Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Moduza Moore, 1777Commander1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1867Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1890Bushbrowns4SpeciesTaxom
Neope Moore, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Neorina Westwood, 1891Owls1SpeciesTaxom
Nephargynnis Shirozu, 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1859Sailer butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Nirvana Yakovlev, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Palaeonympha Butler, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parantica Moore, 1883Glassy Tigers3SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Penthema Doubleday, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1883Nawab butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Stichophthalma Felder & Felder, 1913Jungle Queens1SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864Jesters2SpeciesTaxom
Tanaecia Butler, 1923Counts1SpeciesTaxom
Timelaea Lucas, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1775Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1794Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1883Ringlets5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guangdong
98 Species and 13 Subspecies
Abrota ganga flavina Mell, 1923
Acraea (Actinote) issoria Hübner, 1819Yellow Coaster
Aemona amathusia Hewitson, 1867Yellow Dryad
Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian Fritillary
Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763
Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus, 1763Angled Castor
Athyma asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma cama Moore, 1858Orange Staff
Athyma nefte Cramer, 1780Colour Sergeant
Athyma punctata Leech, 1890Spotted Sergeant
Athyma ranga Moore, 1857Blackvein Sergeant
Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848Staff Sergeant
Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782Spotted Sergeant
Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867
Calinaga davidis Oberthür, 1879
Calinaga davidis kwangtungensis Mell, 1952
Cethosia cyane Drury, 1770Leopard Lacewing
Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793Tawny Rajah
Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773Rustic
Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846Common Map
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Dichorragia nesimachus Doyère, 1840Constable
Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836Common Duffer
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Spotted Crow
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777Striped Blue Crow
Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793Dwarf Crow
Euthalia guangdongensis Wu, 1994
Euthalia kosempona albescens Mell, 1923
Euthalia linpingensis Mell, 1935
Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848Green Duke
Euthalia thibetana melli Yokochi, 1997
Faunis eumeus Drury, 1773Large Faun
Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758Blue Glassy Tiger
Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758Peacock Pansy
Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782Chocolate Pansy
Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840Dead Leaf
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Lethe chandica Moore, 1857Angle Red Forester
Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897Banded Tree Brown
Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775Bamboo Tree-brown
Lethe gemina Leech, 1891Tytler´s Treebrown
Lethe guansia Sugiyama, 1999
Lethe helena Leech, 1891
Lethe lanaris Butler, 1877
Lethe syrcis Hewitson, 1863Yellow Forester
Lexias dirtea agosthena Fruhstorfer, 1914
Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878Archduke
Mandarinia regalis Leech, 1892Mandarin
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780Dark Evening Brown
Melitaea yuenty Oberthür, 1886
Moduza procris Cramer, 1777Commander
Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867
Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758Dark Branded Bushbrown
Mycalesis mucianus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mycalesis pandaea Hopffer, 1874
Mycalesis perseoides Moore, 1890Burmese Bushbrown
Neope muirheadii Felder, 1862Black-spotted Labyrinth
Neope pulahoides chuni Mell, 1923
Neorina patria Leech, 1891White Owl
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Neptis kuangtungensis Mell, 1923
Neptis miah Moore, 1858Small Yellow Sailer
Neptis speyeri Staudinger, 1887
Neptis thisbe (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Aldania thisbe Ménétriés, 1859
Nirvana placida Stål, 1859
Nw thecla danaus
Palaeonympha opalina Butler, 1871
Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782Glassy Blue Tiger
Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775Chocolate Tiger
Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883)⇒ Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775
Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758
Penthema adelma Felder, 1862
Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780Short banded Sailer
Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798
Polyura athamas Drury, 1773Common Nawab
Polyura eudamippus Doubleday, 1843Great Nawab
Polyura eudamippus kuangtungensis Mell, 1923
Polyura nepenthes Grose-Smith, 1883Shan Nawab
Stichophthalma howqua miyana Fruhstorfer, 1913
Symbrenthia hypselis Godart, 1823Himalayan Jester
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Tanaecia whiteheadi telchinioides Mell, 1923
Timelaea albescens Fruhstorfer, 1908Beautiful Leopard
Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775Blue Tiger
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775Common Five-Ring
Ypthima chinensis Leech, 1892
Ypthima lisandra Cramer, 1782Jewel Four-ring
Ypthima motschulskyi BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Three-ring
Ypthima multistriata Butler, 1883Striated Ringlet

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Guangdong
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
1
1
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
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
17
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



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