Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 325
2686
4513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 325
2686
4513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
2609
4405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1986
3313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1080
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1080
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1079
1686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
740
1198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
696
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
141
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 63
122 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Hong Kong
63 Genera with 122 Species #ACDEFHIJKLMNOPRSTVY
| Acidalia Treitschke, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1819 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1867 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyreus Fabricius, 1763 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ariadne Horsfield, 0 | Castors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1779 | Sergeants | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cethosia Fabricius, 1912 | Lacewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1848 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1912 | Yeomans | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1773 | Rustic | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1903 | Map Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dichorragia Butler, 1909 | Constables | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Discophora Boisduval, 1905 | Duffers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1878 | Palmflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1866 | Crows | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euripus Doubleday, 1845 | Courtesans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1913 | Barons | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Faunis Hübner, 1773 | Duffers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1866 | Brush-footed butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hestina Westwood, 1758 | Circes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1834 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Kallima Doubleday, 1893 | Oak Leaf butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kaniska Moore, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1908 | Foresters | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lexias Boisduval, 1878 | Archdukes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 0 | Evening Browns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mellicta Fabricius, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moduza Moore, 1777 | Commander | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1867 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1909 | Bushbrowns | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neope Moore, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1968 | Sailer butterflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nirvana Yakovlev, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1763 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1882 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1790 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1899 | Glassy Tigers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parasarpa Moore, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1883 | Nawab butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rohana Moore, 1913 | Princes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sephisa Moore, 1908 | Courtiers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1999 | Jesters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1874 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 0 | Blue Tigers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1912 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1794 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1891 | Ringlets | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hong Kong
122 Species and 92 Subspecies | Acidalia pallicinctaria (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Eois gratalaria Walker, 1861 | | Acraea (Actinote) issoria Hübner, 1819 | Yellow Coaster | | Acraea issoria issoria Hubner, 1819 | Yellow coster | | Adelpha naxia naxia C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Naxia Sister | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian Fritillary | | Argynnis hyperbius hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | Indian fritillary | | Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763 | | Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus, 1763 | Angled Castor | | Ariadne ariadne alterna | | | Athyma cama Moore, 1858 | Orange Staff | | Athyma nefte Cramer, 1780 | Colour Sergeant | | Athyma nefte seitzi Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Athyma perius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Sergeant | | Athyma perius perius Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Sergeant | | Athyma ranga Moore, 1857 | Blackvein Sergeant | | Athyma ranga serica | | | Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848 | Staff Sergeant | | Athyma selenophora leucophryne Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782 | Spotted Sergeant | | Athyma sulpitia sulpitia Cramer, 1779 | | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Cethosia biblis Drury, 1773 | Batik Lacewing | | Cethosia biblis phanaroia Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Charaxes bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | Tawny Rajah | | Charaxes bernardus bernardus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Charaxes marmax Westwood, 1848 | Yellow raja | | Cirrochroa tyche C. Felder & ..., 1861 | Common Yeoman | | Cirrochroa tyche lesseta Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Cirrochroa tyche mithila Moore, 1872 | Common Yeoman | | Cirrochroa tyche oreta Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773 | Rustic | | Cupha erymanthis erymanthis Drury, , 1773 | Rustic | | Cyrestis thyodamas Boisduval, 1846 | Common Map | | Cyrestis thyodamas chinensis Martin, 1903 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Danaus genutia genutia Cramer, , 1779 | Common Tiger | | Danaus aventina | | | Danaus similis | | | Dichorragia nesimachus Doyère, 1840 | Constable | | Dichorragia nesimachus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1909 | Constable | | Discophora sondaica Boisduval, 1836 | Common Duffer | | Discophora sondaica tulliana Stichel, 1905 | | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Elymnias hypermnestra hainana Moore, 1878 | | | Euploea (Trepsichrois) midamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Spotted Crow | | Euploea midamus midamus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euploea core amymone Godart, 1819 | | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Euploea mulciber mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Euploea sylvester swinhoei Wallace & Moore, 1866 | | | Euripus nyctelius Doubleday, 1845 | Courtesan | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Euthalia aconthea aditha Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Euthalia lubentina Cramer, 1777 | Common Gaudy Baron | | Euthalia lubentina lubentina Cramer, 1777 | Common Gaudy Baron | | Euthalia niepelti Strand, 1916 | | | Euthalia phemius Doubleday, 1848 | Green Duke | | Euthalia phemius seitzi Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Faunis eumeus Drury, 1773 | Large Faun | | Faunis eumeus eumeus Drury, 1773 | | | Heliconius ethilla eucrate (J. Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819 | | Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866 | Wallace'S Longwing | | Hestina assimilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hestina assimilis assimilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina kezia Butler, , 1878 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834 | Large Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Ideopsis similis similis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia almana almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Oriental Peacock Pansy | | Junonia hierta hierta Fabricius, 1793 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia iphita iphita Cramer, , 1779 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia lemonias lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Gray Pansy | | Junonia atlites atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Grey Pansy | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Junonia orithya orithya Linnaeus, 1758 | Oriental Blue Pansy | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Kallima inachus chinensis Swinhoe, 1893 | | | Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763 | Blue Admiral | | Kaniska canace canace Linnaeus, 1763 | Blue Admiral | | Lethe chandica Moore, 1857 | Angle Red Forester | | Lethe confusa Aurivillius, 1897 | Banded Tree Brown | | Lethe confusa apara Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Lethe confusa confusa Aurivillius, 1898 | Banded treebrown | | Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775 | Bamboo Tree-brown | | Lethe europa beroe Cramer, 1775 | | | Lethe rohria Fabricius, 1787 | Common Tree Brown | | Lethe rohria permagnis Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Lethe verma stenopa Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Straight Treebrown | | Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878 | Archduke | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780 | Dark Evening Brown | | Melanitis phedima muskata | | | Mellicta aurelia luceria Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Moduza procris procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Morpho helenor achillides C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Mycalesis horsfieldi panthaka | | | Mycalesis horsfieldii Moore, 1892 | | | Mycalesis intermedia Moore, 1892 | Intermedia Bushbrown | | Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Branded Bushbrown | | Mycalesis mineus mineus Linné, 1767 | Dark-Brand Bush Brown | | Mycalesis mucianus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Mycalesis zonata Matsumura, 1909 | South China Bushbrown | | Neope muirheadii Felder, 1862 | Black-spotted Labyrinth | | Neope muirheadii muirheadii | | | Neptis clinia Moore, 1872 | Clear Sailer | | Neptis clinia susruta Moore, 1872 | Clear sailer | | Neptis columena (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780 | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis hylas hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Neptis miah Moore, 1858 | Small Yellow Sailer | | Neptis miah nolana Druce, 1874 | Small Yellow Sailor | | Neptis nata Moore, 1857 | Clear Sailer | | Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Neptis soma Moore, 1858 | Cream-spotted Sailor | | Neptis soma tayalina Murayama & S..., 1968 | | | Nirvana placida Stål, 1859 | | | Nirvana placidus Stål, 1859 | | | Nw thecla bosara | | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Nymphalis canace canace Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Oeneis uhleri varuna Edwards, 1882 | Uhler´s Arctic | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pantoporia hordonia Stoll, 1790 | Common Lascar | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Parantica aglea melanoides Moore, 1883 | Glassy Tiger | | Parantica sita Kollar, 1844 | Chestnut Tiger | | Parantica sita sita Kollar, 1844 | Chestnut Tiger | | Parantica swinhoei (Moore, 1883) | ⇒ Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775 | | Parantica swinhoei szechuana Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Swinhoe’s Tiger | | Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908 | White Commodore | | Parasarpa dudu hainanensis | | | Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Parathyma sulpitia (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782 | | Phaedyma columella Cramer, 1780 | Short banded Sailer | | Phaedyma columella columella Cramer, 1780 | | | Pierella lena salma Constantino, 2007 | | | Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | | Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Polyura athamas Drury, 1773 | Common Nawab | | Polyura athamas athamas Drury, 1770 | Common Nawab | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Polyura nepenthes Grose-Smith, 1883 | Shan Nawab | | Polyura nepenthes nepenthes Grose-Smith, 1883 | Shan Nawab | | Precis atlites laomedia Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Rohana parisatis staurakius Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Sephisa chandra Moore, 1858 | Eastern Courtier | | Sephisa chandra androdamas Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779 | Common Jester | | Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864 | Common Jester | | Symbrenthia lilaea lunica M.J. Bascomb..., 1999 | | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874 | | | Tirumala choaspes choaspes Butler, 1886 | | | Tirumala limniace Cramer, 1775 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala limniace limniace Cramer, 1775 | Broad Blue Tiger | | Tirumala septentrionis septentronis | | | Vagrans egista brixia Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794 | Asian Admiral | | Vanessa indica indica Herbst, 1794 | Indian Red Admiral | | Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Five-Ring | | Ypthima baldus baldus Fabricius, 1775 | Common five-ring | | Ypthima imitans Elwes & Edwards, 1893 | The False Four-Ring | | Ypthima lisandra Cramer, 1782 | Jewel Four-ring | | Ypthima lisandra lisandra Cramer, 1780 | | | Ypthima motschulskyi BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Three-ring | | Ypthima norma Matsumura, 1909 | Burmese Three-ring | | Ypthima norma norma | | | Ypthima praenubila Leech, 1891 | | | Ypthima praenubila praenubila Leech, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Hong Kong | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 10
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 12
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 12
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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