Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
399
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
306
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
297
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
71
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 26
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesotho
26 Genera with 46 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1860 | Acraeas | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1866 | Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1909 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dingana Van Son, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1865 | Buckeyes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1819 | Beaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meneris Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantoporia Hübner, 1889 | Lascars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paternympha Wallengren, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Serradinga G.A. Henning..., 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1996 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Torynesis Butler, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
46 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868 | Large Orange Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 | Suffused Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Charaxes achaemenes achaemenes C. & R. Felder, 1867 | Bushveld Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius saturnus Butler, 1866 | Foxy Charaxes | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Dingana bowkeri Trimen, 1806 | Bowker´s Widow | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 | African Yellow Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia oenone oenone Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Blue Pansy | | Junonia orithya madagascariensis Guenée, 1865 | African Blue Pansy | | Libythea lepita Moore, 1858 | Common Beak | | Libythea myrrha Godart, 1819 | Club Beak | | Melanitis leda leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Evening Brown | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Meneris tulbaghia (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | | Neita lotenia Van Son, 1949 | Drakensberg Mountain Brown | | Pantoporia opalina (Alpheraky, 1889) | ⇒ Athyma opalina Kollar, 1848 | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Paternympha narycia (Wallengren, 1857) | ⇒ Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857 | | Pseudonympha gaika Riley, 1938 | Gaika Brown | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha machacha Riley, 1938 | Machacha Brown | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha narycia Wallengren, 1857 | Small Hillside Brown | | Pseudonympha paludis (Riley, 1938) | ⇒ Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | | Pseudonympha paragaika Vári, 1971 | Golden Gate Brown | | Pseudonympha penningtoni Riley, 1938 | Pennington's Brown | | Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868 | Trimen´s Brown | | Pseudonympha varii Van Son, 1955 | Vari's Brown | | Serradinga bowkeri (Trimen, 1870) | ⇒ Dingana bowkeri Trimen, 1806 | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Stygionympha scotina Quickelberge, 1979 | Eastern Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955 | Wichgraf´s Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi williami Henning & He..., 1996 | | | Torynesis pringlei Dickson, 1979 | Pringle's Widow | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Lesotho | 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 | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 3
3 | 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 | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 9
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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