Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region North West (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
807
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
667
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 45
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North West
45 Genera with 69 Species #ABCDEGHJMNOPSTVY
| Acraea Fabricius, 1860 | Acraeas | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1957 | Emperors | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coenyra Hewitson, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corbulis Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dira Hübner, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1819 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1872 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1833 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1870 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1775 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1851 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1849 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1955 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oleria Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuptychia W. Forster, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Paternympha Wallengren, 1857 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1857 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1877 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | Strabena Mabille, 1877 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Torynesis Butler, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1893 | Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North West
69 Species and 12 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) sambavae Ward, 1873 | | | Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 | Clear-spotted Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea hova Boisduval, 1833 | | | Acraea igati Boisduval, 1833 | | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea ranavalona Boisduval, 1833 | | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea siliana Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 | Suffused Acraea | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aterica rabena Boisduval, 1833 | | | Bebearia flaminia flaminia Staudinger, 1891 | | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Brakefieldia perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Patroller | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Charaxes analava Christopher ..., 1872 | | | Charaxes antamboulou Lucas, 1872 | Madagascar Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957 | Van Son's Charaxes | | Coenyra rufiplaga Trimen, 1906 | Secucuni Shadefly | | Corbulis cassotis rhene Godman-&-Salvin, 1878 | | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806 | Pondoland Widow | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euploea (Crastia) alcathoe Godart, 1819 | Alcathoe Crow | | Eurytela narinda Ward, 1872 | | | Euxanthe (Euxanthe) madagascariensis Lucas, 1843 | | | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Heteropsis iboina Ward, 1870 | | | Heteropsis obscura Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis passandava Ward, 1871 | | | Heteropsis pauper Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Heteropsis undulans Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis uniformis Oberthür, 1916 | | | Heteropsis vola Ward, 1870 | | | Historis acheronta pherecydes (C. Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Historis acheronta acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851 | | | Memphis echemus echemus E. Doubleday, 1849 | Cuban Leafwing | | Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776 | | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Neita neita Wallengren, 1875 | Neita Brown | | Neptis kikideli Boisduval, 1833 | | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Oleria onega lerida Kirby, 1878 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pareuptychia poltys Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Phaedyma columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Short Banded Sailor | | Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847 | Dark-webbed Ringlet | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Sevenia boisduvali Wallengren, 1857 | Boisduval´s Tree Nymph | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955 | Wichgraf´s Brown | | Torynesis magna Van Son, 1941 | Large Widow | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima impura Elwes & Edwards, 1893 | Bushland Ringlet |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in North West | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 6
7 | 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 | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 16
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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