Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
1635
2957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 249
1633
2955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1602
2916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1345
2576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
193
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
131
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 52
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesser Antilles
52 Genera with 77 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1873 | Acraeas | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1936 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthanassa Scudder, 1864 | Crescents | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bematistes Hemming, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1903 | Giant owl butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1914 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catonephele Hübner, 1777 | Catones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1844 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenyra Hewitson, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclogramma Billberg, 1849 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1826 | Milkweeds | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1926 | Julia Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dynamine Hübner, 1780 | Sailors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epityches d´Almeida, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1782 | Purplewings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1758 | Calicoes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1867 | Buckeyes | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Laparus Billberg, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1851 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1904 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manataria Kirby, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 2001 | Daggerwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1929 | Leafwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1879 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1832 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1758 | Preponas And Agrias | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1857 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thessalia Scudder, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1893 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesser Antilles
77 Species and 37 Subspecies | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847 | Blood Acraea | | Acraea rabbaiae Ward, 1873 | Clear Wing Acraea | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | | Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | Anaea troglodyta minor A. Hall, 1936 | Florida Leafwing | | Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown peacock | | Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793 | Banded peacock | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | White Peacock | | Anthanassa dubia (Hall, 1928) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | Black Crescent | | Anthanassa taeniata (Röber, 1914) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded King Shoemaker | | Bematistes epaea melina Thurau, 1903 | | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Red Rim | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Caligo idomeneus ariphron Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Caligo illioneus polyxenus (Stichel, 1903) | ⇒ Caligo illioneus Cramer, 1775 | | Callicore astarte antillena Kaye, 1914 | | | Catonephele numilia micalia P. Cramer, 1777 | | | Chlosyne saundersii Doubleday, 1844 | | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenyra hebe Trimen, 1864 | Zulu Shadefly | | Cyclogramma bacchis Doubleday, 1849 | | | Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777 | Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779 | | | Dryas iulia lucia Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Dynamine postverta Cramer, 1780 | Four-spot Sailor | | Epityches eupompe Hübner & Geyer, 1832 | | | Eunica eurota dolores Prittwitz, 1871 | | | Eunica eurota euphemia Godart, 1823 | | | Eunica eurota eurota (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Eunica eurota dolores Prittwitz, 1871 | | Eunica monima Cramer, 1782 | Dingy purplewing | | Hamadryas feronia Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Cracker | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Heliconius charithonius (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Heliconius charitonia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Heliconius charitonius (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius erato adana Turner, 1967 | | | Heliconius erato chestertonii Hewitson, 1872 | | | Heliconius erato colombina Staudinger, 1897 | | | Heliconius erato hydara (Hewitson, 1867) | ⇒ Heliconius erato colombina Staudinger, 1897 | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Historis acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | Acheronta | | Historis odius Fabricius, 1775 | Grape Shoemaker | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia evarete swifti Brévignon, 2004 | Tropical Buckeye | | Junonia evarete zonalis C. Felder & ..., 1867 | Tropical Buckeye | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia genoveva neildi Brévignon, 2004 | Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004 | Mangrove buckeye | | Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867) | ⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | | Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | Doris Longwing | | Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | African Beak | | Libytheana fulvescens Lathy, 1904 | Dominican Snout | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Manataria hercyna Hübner, 1816 | White-spotted Satyr | | Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1816 | Antillean dagger wing | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Marpesia petreus damicorum Brévignon, 2001 | Ruddy Daggerwing | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Mechanitis polymnia doryssus Bates, 1863 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Memphis acidalia memphis C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Memphis dominicana luciana A. Hall, 1929 | Dominican Leafwing | | Memphis verticordia luciana (A. Hall, 1929) | ⇒ Memphis dominicana luciana A. Hall, 1929 | | Mestra dorcas cowiana (A.G. Butler, 1902) | ⇒ Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776 | | Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776 | | | Neptis goochi (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 | | Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871 | Canary speckled wood | | Phyciodes frisia (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Phyciodes tulcis (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847 | Dark-webbed Ringlet | | Prepona catachlora (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 | | Prepona demophon (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Sevenia boisduvali Wallengren, 1857 | Boisduval´s Tree Nymph | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855 | Nymphalid Moth | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893 | Bushland Ringlet |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 6
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 1
2 | 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 | 11
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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