Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Micronesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 340
2489
5238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 340
2489
5238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 323
2429
5131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 199
1824
4001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
486
717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
486
717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
486
717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
372
575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
339
504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
168
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 82
148 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Micronesia
82 Genera with 148 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1758 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1866 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adolias Boisduval, ante, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athyma Westwood, 1848 | Sergeants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bletogona C. & R. Felder, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brevioleria Lamas, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1832 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callithomia Bates, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cethosia Fabricius, 1777 | Lacewings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chersonesia Distant, 1858 | Maplets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1861 | Yeomans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1773 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1884 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1777 | Milkweeds | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1825 | Silverspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1777 | Autumn leaf | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dophla Moore, 1790 | Dukes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1775 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1851 | Palmflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1775 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Euripus Doubleday, 1845 | Courtesans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1978 | Barons | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Faunis Hübner, 1911 | Duffers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fountainea Rydon, 1824 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1816 | Calicoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1899 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1877 | Diadems | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1883 | Paper butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Kallima Doubleday, 1829 | Oak Leaf butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasippa Moore, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lebadea C. Felder, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1775 | Foresters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lexias Boisduval, 1878 | Archdukes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1879 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1796 | Evening Browns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Moduza Moore, 1777 | Commander | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1857 | Bushbrowns | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neorina Westwood, 1849 | Owls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nica Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nirvana Yakovlev, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775 | Nigger | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandita Moore, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parantica Moore, 1775 | Glassy Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenos Hübner, 1776 | Clipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1824 | Nawab butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteronymia Butler & Druce, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ragadia Westwood, 1829 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sephisa Moore, 1910 | Courtiers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1945 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaecia Butler, 1787 | Counts | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1874 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Terinos Boisduval, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1826 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1912 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vindula Hemming, 1793 | Cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1871 | Ringlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zeuxidia Hübner, 1851 | Saturns | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Micronesia
148 Species and 56 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea terpsichore Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Aphantopus hyperantus arete Müller, 1764 | | | Athyma nefte Cramer, 1780 | Colour Sergeant | | Athyma selenophora Kollar, 1848 | Staff Sergeant | | Bletogona mycalesis mycalesis Felder & Felder, 1867 | | | Brevioleria seba seba Hewitson, 1872 | | | Callicore sorana Godart, 1832 | Sorana Eighty-eight | | Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Cethosia cyane Drury, 1770 | Leopard Lacewing | | Cethosia hypsea Doubleday, 1847 | Malay Lacewing | | Cethosia methypsea Butler, 1879 | | | Cethosia penthesilea Cramer, 1777 | Orange Lacewing | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Chersonesia rahria Moore, 1858 | Wavy Maplet | | Cirrochroa orissa C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Banded Yeoman | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Cirrochroa tyche C. Felder & ..., 1861 | Common Yeoman | | Cupha erymanthis Drury, 1773 | Rustic | | Cyrestis themire Honrath, 1884 | Little Map | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779 | Common | | Danaus affinis rubrica Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775 | Southern Monarch | | Danaus melanippus Cramer, 1777 | Black Veined Tiger | | Dione moneta moneta Hübner, 1825 | Southern Cone Silverspot | | Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777 | Australian leafwing | | Dophla evelina Stoll, 1790 | Red-spot Duke | | Doxocopa kallina Staudinger, 1886 | | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Elymnias malelas Hewitson, 1863 | Spotted Palmfly | | Elymnias malelas saueri | | | Elymnias panthera Fabricius, 1787 | Nicobar Palmfly | | Elymnias penanga Westwood, 1851 | Pointed Palmfly | | Eueides lybia lybia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Euploea abjecta (Butler, 1866) | ⇒ Euploea algea abjecta Butler, 1866 | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea algea abjecta Butler, 1866 | Outcast Crow | | Euploea algea eleutho Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Euploea camaralzeman Butler, 1866 | Blue King Crow | | Euploea diocletianus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Euploea swainson Godart, 1824 | | Euploea eunice Godart, 1819 | Blue-banded King Crow | | Euploea eunice kadu von Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Euploea eyndhovii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Lesser Striped Black Crow | | Euploea hewitsonia Bryk, 1937 | | | Euploea hewitsonii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Hewitson´s Dwarf Crow | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | | Euploea modesta tiomana Corbet, 1937 | | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Euploea mulciber mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea tulliolus pollita Erichson, 1834 | | | Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Euripus nyctelius Doubleday, 1845 | Courtesan | | Euthalia alpheda Godart, 1824 | Streaked Baron | | Euthalia monina Fabricius, 1787 | Baronet | | Euthalia teuta tiomanica Eliot, 1978 | | | Faunis canens Hübner, 1826 | Common Faun | | Faunis canens cyme Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824 | | | Hamadryas amphinome Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Cracker | | Hamadryas februa Hübner, 1816 | Ferentina Calico | | Heliconius nanna Stichel, 1899 | | | Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869 | Crow Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas antilope anomala Wallace, 1869 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina holdeni Butler, 1884 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas bolina palauensis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas bolina rarik Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869 | Eight-Spot Butterfly | | Hypolimnas octocula arakalulk Semper, 1906 | | | Hypolimnas octocula marianensis Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas pithoeka pithoeka Kirsch, 1877 | | | Idea hypermnestra Westwood, 1848 | Malayan Tree Nymph | | Idea leuconoe Erichson, 1834 | Large Tree Nymph | | Idea lynceus Drury, 1773 | Dusky Tree Nymph | | Idea stolli Moore, 1883 | Common Tree Nymph | | Ideopsis vulgaris Butler, 1874 | Blue Glassy Tiger | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782 | Chocolate Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia hedonia Linnaeus, 1764 | Brown Argus | | Junonia hedonia zelima Fabricius, 1775 | Brown Soldier | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Kallima paralekta Horsfield, 1829 | Indian Leaf | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lasippa tiga Moore, 1858 | Burmese Lascar | | Lebadea martha Fabricius, 1787 | Knight | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Lethe europa Fabricius, 1775 | Bamboo Tree-brown | | Lexias dirtea Fabricius, 1793 | Archduke | | Lexias pardalis Moore, 1878 | Archduke | | Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879 | | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda ponapensis Mathew, 1889 | | | Melanitis phedima Cramer, 1780 | Dark Evening Brown | | Melanitis zitenius Herbst, 1796 | Dark evening brown | | Moduza procris Cramer, 1777 | Commander | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Mycalesis fuscum Felder, 1860 | Malayan Bush Brown | | Mycalesis janardana Moore, 1857 | Common Bush Brown | | Mycalesis mineus Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Branded Bushbrown | | Mycalesis perseus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Bush Brown | | Mycalesis perseus cepheus Butler, 1867 | Common Bushbrown | | Mycalesis visala Moore, 1857 | Long-brand Bushbrown | | Neorina lowii Doubleday, 1849 | Malayan Owl | | Neptis heliodore (Moore, 1881) | ⇒ Lasippa heliodore Fabricius, 1787 | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Neptis hylas guamensis Swinhoe, 1916 | | | Neptis leucoporos Fruhstorfer, 1908 | Burmese Sailer | | Neptis philyra philyra Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Nica flavilla Godart, 1823 | Little Banner | | Nirvana placida Stål, 1859 | | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775 | Nigger | | Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pandita sinope Moore, 1858 | Colonel | | Parantica aspasia Fabricius, 1787 | Yellow Glassy Tiger | | Parantica melaneus Cramer, 1775 | Chocolate Tiger | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Parathyma perius Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776 | Clipper | | Phaedyma amphion Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Polyura athamas athamas Drury, 1770 | Common Nawab | | Polyura hebe Butler, 1865 | Plain Nawab | | Polyura moori saida Preyer & Cator, 1894 | | | Polyura schreiber Godart, 1824 | Blue Nawab | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pteronymia primula auricula Haensch, 1905 | | | Ragadia makuta Horsfield, 1829 | Striped Ringlet | | Sephisa daimio Matsumura, 1910 | | | Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945 | Callippe Fritillary | | Taenaris phorcas umbonia Fruhstorfer, 1905 | | | Tanaecia cocytus Fabricius, 1787 | Lavender Count | | Tanaecia julii Bougainville, 1837 | Common Earl | | Tanaecia pelea Fabricius, 1787 | Malay Viscount | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Tellervo septentrionis Butler, 1874 | | | Terinos terpander Hewitson, 1862 | Royal Assyrian | | Tirumala hamata hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Vagrans egestina Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Vagrans egista brixia Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793 | Common Cruiser | | Ypthima baldus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Five-Ring | | Ypthima baldus evanescens Butler, 1881 | | | Ypthima horsfieldii Moore, 1884 | Malayan Five-Ring | | Ypthima huebneri Kirby, 1871 | Common Four Ring | | Zeuxidia doubledaii Westwood, 1851 | Scarce Saturn |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Micronesia | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 14
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 12
23 | 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 | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 18
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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