Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Matara (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 41
87
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 41
87
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
72
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 25
63
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
42
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
42
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
42
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
35
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
35
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
24
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Matara
12 Genera with 13 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1787 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1763 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1857 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1782 | Glassy Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1864 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Matara
13 Species | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Cirrochroa thais Fabricius, 1787 | Tamil Yeoman | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763 | Gray Pansy | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Mycalesis patnia Moore, 1857 | Glad-eye Bushbrown | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Parantica aglea Stoll, 1782 | Glassy Blue Tiger | | Ypthima ceylonica Hewitson, 1864 | White Four-ring |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Matara | 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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
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