Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2212
3737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2210
3735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
2162
3656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1743
3045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
752
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
479
826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
434
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
106
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 61
84 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritius
61 Genera with 84 Species
| Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amathusia Fabricius, 1763 | King butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1823 | African Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1775 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1758 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arethusana de Lesse, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1758 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asterope Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1767 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1832 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1767 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1758 | Heaths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colobura Billberg, 1758 | Mosaics or Beauties | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1917 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1775 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1758 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1798 | Crows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1766 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1773 | Buckeyes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1908 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1866 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1758 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1789 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mellicta Fabricius, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metamorpha Hübner, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeocles Bates, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocoenyra Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neorinella Martins Kuce..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1922 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Siproeta Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
84 Species and 21 Subspecies | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Amathusia phidippus phidippus Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmking | | Amauris crawshayi Butler, 1897 | | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Amauris phoedon Fabricius, 1798 | Mauritian Friar | | Antanartia borbonica Oberthür, 1879 | Mascarene Admiral | | Antanartia borbonica mauritiana Manders, 1908 | | | Antanartia hippomene Hübner, 1823 | Southern Short-tailed Admiral | | Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Lesser Purple Emperor | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758 | European Map | | Archaeoprepona demophon Linnaeus, 1758 | Banded King Shoemaker | | Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775 | False Grayling | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Asterope sapphyra (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Asterope sapphira Hubner, 1816 | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Callicore sorana Godart, 1832 | Sorana Eighty-eight | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | Violet Fritillary | | Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | Pearly Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758 | Dirce Beauty | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus cratippus Felder, 1860 | | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Doxocopa cherubina Felder, 1866 | | | Doxocopa cyane Latreille, 1833 | Mexican Emperor | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Eunica eurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce fritillary | | Euploea desjardinsii Guérin, 1844 | | | Euploea euphon Fabricius, 1798 | Mascarene Crow | | Euploea euphon euphon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Henotesia fraterna borbonica | | | Henotesia narcissus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Heteropsis narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | Heteropsis narcissus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763 | Woodland Grayling | | Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus Hufnagel, 1766 | Tree Grayling | | Hypolimnas anthedon (Doubleday, 1845) | ⇒ Hypolimnas pandarus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hypolimnas anthedon drucei Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina jacintha Drury, 1773 | Great Eggfly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847 | | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Junonia goudotii Boisduval, 1833 | | | Junonia rhadama Boisduval, 1833 | Brilliant Blue | | Junonia stygia Aurivillius, 1894 | Aurivillius´ Brown Pansy | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Wall | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lethe butleri periscelis Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Angled Red Forester | | Libythea cinyras ♰ Trimen, 1866 | | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar Admiral | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Melanitis bankia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789 | False Heath Fritillary | | Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Mellicta parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851) | ⇒ Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851 | | Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811 | | | Napeocles jucunda Hübner, 1808 | Great Blue Hookwing | | Neocoenyra gregorii Butler, 1894 | | | Neptis frobenia Fabricius, 1798 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Phaedyma columella angara Ssemper, 1889 | | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Salamis augustina Boisduval, 1833 | | | Salamis augustina vinsoni Le Cerf, 1922 | | | Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | Malachite | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa borbonica mauritiana Manders, 1908 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Mauritius | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 4
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 | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 3
5 | 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 | 17
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 17
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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