Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Lower Amazon (Amazon basin)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 14
39
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 14
39
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 14
39
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 10
34
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
31
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
31
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
31
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
26
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
25
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
25
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 16
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lower Amazon
16 Genera with 25 Species | Asterope Hübner, 1821 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catagramma Boisduval, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catonephele Hübner, 1823 | Catones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratinia Hübner, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobura Billberg, 1758 | Mosaics or Beauties | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1866 | Brush-footed butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1847 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mechanitis Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1782 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Napeocles Bates, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oleria Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philaethria Billberg, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1854 | Preponas And Agrias | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lower Amazon
25 Species | Asterope leprieuri Feisthamel, 1835 | Leprieur´s Glory | | Asterope sapphira Hubner, 1816 | | | Asterope sapphyra (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Asterope sapphira Hubner, 1816 | | Catagramma astarte Cramer, 1782 | | | Catonephele antinoe Godart, 1823 | Antinoe Catone | | Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758 | Dirce Beauty | | Heliconius burneyi Hübner, 1831 | | | Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Heliconius numatus Cramer, 1780 | | | Heliconius wallacei Reakirt, 1866 | Wallace'S Longwing | | Historis odius Fabricius, 1775 | Grape Shoemaker | | Hypothyris euclea Godart, 1819 | Common Ticlear | | Hypothyris xanthostola Bates, 1862 | | | Limenitis melona Hewitson, 1847 | | | Lycorea halia (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819 | | Mechanitis polymnia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Melinaea mneme Linnaeus, 1763 | | Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758 | Achilles Morpho | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Napeocles jucunda Hübner, 1808 | Great Blue Hookwing | | Oleria astrea Cramer, 1775 | | | Philaethria dido Linnaeus, 1763 | Dido longwing | | Philaethria pygmalion Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Prepona amydon Hewitson, 1854 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Lower Amazon | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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