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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region North Iran (Iran)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
292
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
292
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
86
288
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
66
250
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
79
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
79
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
79
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
70
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
66
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
28
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
18
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Iran
18 Genera with 31 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Chazara Moore, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1872
Checkerspots0SpeciesTaxom
Fabriciana Reuss, 1758Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1869Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1798Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1895Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1781Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 04SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Iran
31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764Hermit
Chazara persephone Hübner, 1805Dark Rockbrown
Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758Niobe Fritillary
Hipparchia turcmenica Heydemann, 1942
Hyponephele amardaea Lederer, 1869
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanargia meda Grum-Grshima..., 1895
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Pseudochazara aurantiaca Staudinger, 1871
Pseudochazara aurantica
Pseudochazara mniszechii Herrich-Schä..., 1851Dark Grayling
Pseudochazara scharvdensis
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in North Iran
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
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
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
6
10
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