Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 343
2249
4122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 341
2244
4117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 326
2212
4079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1667
3051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
545
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
544
912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
541
908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
397
671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
362
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
67
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 32
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Ireland
32 Genera with 46 Species
| Adelpha Hübner, 1852 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apatura Fabricius, 1758 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araschnia Hübner, 1758 | Mongols | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1923 | Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1901 | Heaths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1913 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1758 | Alpines | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Fabriciana Reuss, 1775 | Silverstripes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Issoria Hübner, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1969 | Meadowbrowns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1758 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1758 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1781 | Anglewing butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1758 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1758 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Ireland
46 Species and 18 Subspecies | Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852 | | | Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | European Peacock | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758 | Lesser Purple Emperor | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758 | European Map | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923) | ⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758 | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Coenonympha pamphilus antiparvipuncta Leeds, 1950 | | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803 | Large Heath | | Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901 | Large Heath | | Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 | Scotch Argus | | Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783 | Mountain Ringlet | | Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758 | Arran Brown | | Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | Alpine Fritillary | | Euphydryas aurinia hibernica (Birchall, 1873) | ⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Euphydryas aurinia ligata Caruel, 1944 | | | Euphydryas aurinia scotica Kane, 1893 | | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775 | High Brown Fritillary | | Hipparchia (Eumenis) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele hibernica Howarth, 1971 | Grayling | | Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758 | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Inachis io belisaria Oberthür & ..., 1889 | | | Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Queen of Spain Fritillary | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina cassiteridum Graves, 1930 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina iernes Graves, 1930 | Meadow Brown | | Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969 | Meadow Brown | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | Heath Fritillary | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781 | Large Tortoiseshell | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phaedyma columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Short Banded Sailor | | Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758 | Anglewings | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha swanepoeli Van Son, 1955 | Swanepoel's Brown | | Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767 | Gatekeeper | | Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758 | Dark Green Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Northern Ireland | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 6
9 | Genera
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 | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 13
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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