Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 102
281
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 102
281
292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
255
265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
225
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
114
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
114
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
114
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
84
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
82
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
36
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
12 Genera with 14 Species | Ariadne Horsfield, 1763 | Castors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1763 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1780 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1777 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1912 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1758 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Precis Hübner, 1819 | Commodores | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Province (Sri Lanka)
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ariadne ariadne Linnaeus, 1763 | Angled Castor | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Palmfly | | Euploea core Cramer, 1780 | Australian Crow | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Heliconius xanthocles cethosia (A. Seitz, 1912) | ⇒ Heliconius xanthocles melete C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758 | Peacock Pansy | | Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758 | Lemon Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plain Sailor | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Northern Province (Sri Lanka) | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 2
2 | Genera
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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 2
2 | 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 | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
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