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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
1807
3318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
1797
3306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
1717
3172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
224
1264
2441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
78
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
56
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
54
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
34
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
14
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neogene
14 Genera with 14 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1965Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Callithomia Bates, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1761Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Dynamine Hübner, 2006Sailors1SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1870Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1872Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothrites Scudder, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalites Scudder, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyura Billberg, 1894Nawab butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1945Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1965Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
14 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aglais karaganica Y. P. Nekrut..., 1965
Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860
Coenonympha arcania arcania (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761
Dynamine alexae E. Peñalver, 2006
Hamadryas glauconome oenoe (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Hamadryas glauconome glauconome H. Bates, 1864
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Morpho theseus aquarius A.G. Butler, 1872
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Mylothrites pluto O. Heer, 1849
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Polyura moori saida Preyer & Cator, 1894
Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945Callippe Fritillary
Vanessa attavina T. Charpentier, 1843
Vanessa fossilis Y. P. Nekrut..., 1965

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Neogene
SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


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