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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
434
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
433
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
414
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
367
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
77
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
77
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
77
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
63
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
58
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
26
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lake Tahoe
8 Genera with 10 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1852Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1864Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1852Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1872
Checkerspots0SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1852Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents3SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1867Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Tahoe
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis zerene Boisduval, 1852
Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864Pacific Fritillary
Chlosyne hoffmanni Behr, 1863Aster Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852Calydon Checkerspot
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes orseis Edwards, 1871California Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Lake Tahoe
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
2
2
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
5
7
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