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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1031
3185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1026
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1009
3085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
601
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
516
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
149
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
67
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
67 Genera with 139 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas4SpeciesTaxom
Actinote Hübner, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1866Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrophenga Doubleday, 1978Tussock ringlets4SpeciesTaxom
Bassaris Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Bicyclus Kirby, 1779Bush Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Brevioleria Lamas, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Byblia Hübner, 1773Joker1SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1791Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Cupha Billberg, 1775Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1873Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds7SpeciesTaxom
Dodonidia Butler, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1900Alpines12SpeciesTaxom
Erebiola Fereday, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eryphanis Boisduval, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1865Crows3SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Forbestra Fox, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Fountainea Rydon, 1824Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Geitoneura Butler, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1870Calicoes2SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1813Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsis Kunth, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758Diadems7SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1819Buckeyes3SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1886Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Mcclungia Fox, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1775Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Memphis Hübner, 1819Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Methona Doubleday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1822Morpho butterfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Mynes Boisduval, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1960Arctics3SpeciesTaxom
Oleria Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Oreixenica Waterhouse &..., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Pantoporia Hübner, 1878Lascars1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenos Hübner, 1776Clipper1SpeciesTaxom
Percnodaimon Butler, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1867Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1819Commodores2SpeciesTaxom
Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pyrameis Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Scopodes Erichson, 187813SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1872Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Stibochiona Butler, 1846Popinjay1SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1826Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Tisiphone Hübner, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1775Admirals7SpeciesTaxom
Yoma Doherty, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
139 Species and 58 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847Natal Acraea
Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847Dancing Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944
Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Argyrophenga antipodium
Argyrophenga antipodum Doubleday, 1845Common Tussock
Argyrophenga harrisi Craw, 1978Harris'S Tussock
Argyrophenga janitae Craw, 1978Janita'S Tussock
Bassaris gonerilla (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775
Bassaris itea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775
Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779Red Rim
Bicyclus evadne evadne Cramer, 1779
Boloria pales dirphya
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791Freija Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791Frigga Fritillary
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Brevioleria seba seba Hewitson, 1872
Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773Joker
Clossiana freija (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Boloria freija Thunberg, 1791
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Cupha prosope Fabricius, 1775Australian rustic
Cynthia virginiensis Drury, 1873
Danaus chrysippus petilia Stoll, 1790Lesser wanderer
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775Black & White Tiger
Danaus hamatus hamatusAustralian blue tiger
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Dodonidia helmsi Butler, 1884
Dodonidia helmsii Butler, 1884Forest ringlet
Erebia butleri Fereday, 1872
Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791Arctic Ringlet
Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837Red-Disk Alpine
Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868Common Alpine
Erebia fasciata semo Grum-Grshima..., 1899
Erebia lafontainei Troubridge a..., 1983Lafontaines alpine
Erebia mancinus (Doubleday, 1849)⇒ Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791
Erebia merula (Hewitson, 1875)⇒ Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Erebia pluto (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876
Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834Arctic Alpine
Erebia youngi Holland, 1900Four-dotted Alpine
Erebiola butleri Fereday, 1878Butler´s ringlet
Eryphanis automedon spintharus Fruhstorfer, 1912
Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Forbestra meterana Forbes, 1924
Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824
Geitoneura acantha Donovan, 1805Eastern Ringed Xenica
Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Common Xenica
Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883Black-patched Cracker
Hamadryas glauconome oenoe (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Hamadryas glauconome glauconome H. Bates, 1864
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Heteronympha cordace cordace Geyer, 1832Bright-eyed Brown
Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Heteronympha penelope Waterhouse, 1937Shouldered Brown
Heteronympha penelope penelope Waterhouse, 1937Shouldered Brown
Heteropsis latirostris (Marshall, 1926)⇒ Morronella latirostris Marshall, 1926
Heteropsis lawsoni (Wollaston, 1873)⇒ Morronella lawsoni Wollaston, 1873
Hypoleria alema alema Hewitson, 1857
Hypolimnas alimena lamina Fruhstorfer, 1903Blue-banded Eggfly
Hypolimnas alimena libisonia Fruhstorfer, 1912
Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779Spotted Crow Eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina ivena Fruhstorfer, 1912
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775Blue moon
Hypolimnas pandarus pandarus Linnaeus, 1758
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Hypothyris zeros Fox & Real, 1971
Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787Albin's Hampstead Eye
Junonia villida calybe Godart, 1819Meadow Argus
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758
Maniola monotoma Staudinger, 1886
Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775Common evening brown
Memphis acidalia acidalia Hübner, 1819
Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818
Morpho aega aega Hübner, 1822
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Mynes geoffroyi geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Mynes geoffroyi sestia (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Mynes geoffroyi geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Napeogenes cranto paedaretus Godman & Salvin, 1878Cranto Tigerwing
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Nw thecla danaus
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806Baltic Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) philipi (Troubridge, 1988)⇒ Oeneis rosovi Kurentzov, 1960
Oeneis (Oeneis) rosovi Kurentzov, 1960Early Arctic
Oleria agarista agarista C. Felder & ..., 1862
Opsiphanes cassina Felder, 1862Split-banded owl butterfly
Opsiphanes tamarindi Felder, 1861Narrow-banded Owl-butterfly
Oreixenica lathionella herceus Waterhouse &..., 1914
Oreixenica lathoniella Westwood, 1851Common Silver Xenica
Oreixenica lathoniella herceus Waterhouse &..., 1914Common Silver Xenica
Pantoporia bruijni cosmia Semper, 1878
Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776Clipper
Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876Black mountain ringlet
Percnodaimon pluto (Butler, 1876)⇒ Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876
Phyciodes picta Edwards, 1865Painted Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Precis villida calybe Godart, 1819Australian meadow argus
Protogoniomorpha temora temora Felder & Felder, 1867
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pyrameis gonerilla Fabricius, 1775
Pyrameis huntera (Rosenberg-&-..., 1913)⇒ Cynthia virginiensis Drury, 1873
Pyrameis itea Fabricius, 1775
Scopodes basalis (Broun, 1893)⇒ Scopodes darlingtoni Baehr, 1994
Scopodes bryophilus Broun, 1886
Scopodes cognatus Broun, 1886
Scopodes darlingtoni Baehr, 1994
Scopodes edwardsii Bates, 1878
Scopodes fossulatus Blanchard, 1843
Scopodes laevigatus Bates, 1878
Scopodes levistriatus Broun, 1886
Scopodes multipunctatus Bates, 1878
Scopodes prasinus Bates, 1878
Scopodes pustulatus Broun, 1882
Scopodes sigillatus Germar, 1848
Scopodes versicolor Bates, 1878
Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Speyeria mormonia eurynome W. H. Edwards, 1872Eurynome Fritillary
Stibochiona nicea nicea Gray, 1846Popinjay
Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826Blue Tiger
Tisiphone abeona Donovan, 1805Sword Grass Brown
Tisiphone abeona albifascia Waterhouse, 1904Swordgrass Brown
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa gonerilla ida Alfken, 1899Chatham Island red admiral
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral
Yoma algina netonia Fruhstorfer, 1912

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
12
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots
14
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
18
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



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