Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 164
771
1056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
697
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
241
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
227
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
81
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 33
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nairobi
33 Genera with 63 Species #ABCGHIJLMNPSTVY
| Acraea Fabricius, 1781 | Acraeas | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1879 | African Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacroptera Karsch, 1782 | Pirates | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1833 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrodontes Stoneham, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1870 | Buckeyes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1851 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 0 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocoenyra Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1833 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1782 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1857 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tirumala Moore, 1880 | Blue Tigers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1832 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthimomorpha Van Son, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nairobi
63 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) sotikensis Sharpe, 1891 | Sotik Acraea | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea asboloplintha Karsch, 1894 | Black-winged Acraea | | Acraea cerasa Hewitson, 1861 | Tree Top Acraea | | Acraea insignis Distant, 1880 | Black-blotched Acraea | | Acraea quirina Fabricius, 1781 | Common Glassy Acraea | | Antanartia dimorphica Howarth, 1966 | Dimorphic Admiral | | Antanartia hippomene Hübner, 1823 | Southern Short-tailed Admiral | | Antanartia schaeneia Trimen, 1879 | Long Tail Admiral | | Archaeoprepona camilla camilla Godman & Salvin, 1884 | Pale Prepona | | Bebearia cutteri Hewitson, 1865 | Cutter´s Forester | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782 | Pirate | | Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | Baumann´s Charaxes | | Charaxes berkeleyi van Someren ..., 1957 | Berkeley´s Charaxes | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes dilutus Rothschild, 1898 | | | Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869 | Silver-barred Charaxes | | Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847 | Satyr Charaxes | | Charaxes nandina Rothschild &..., 1901 | Highland Blue Charaxes | | Charaxes petersi Van Someren, 1969 | Peters´ Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Hadrodontes fulvescens Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | | Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872 | | | Hypolimnas dubius Beauvais, 1805 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Ithomia iphianassa cleora Hewitson, 1855 | | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia sophia Fabricius, 1793 | Little Commodore | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Junonia westermanni Westwood, 1870 | Blue Spot Pansy | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | African Beak | | Mycalesis unifomis | | | Neocoenyra gregorii Butler, 1894 | | | Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833 | Small Spotted Sailor | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Precis cuama Hewitson, 1864 | Paler Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Salamis anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Protogoniomorpha duprei Linnaeus, 1758 | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Sevenia boisduvali Wallengren, 1857 | Boisduval´s Tree Nymph | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthimomorpha itonia Hewitson, 1865 | Marsh ringlet |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Nairobi | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 3
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 4
12 | 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
3 | 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 | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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