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Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Palaearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
11833
195881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
408
11832
195881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
11734
195055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
11427
194050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
66
1515
4392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
65
1514
4386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1511
4383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
967
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
879
2910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
131
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
44
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palaearctic
44 Genera with 219 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells3SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1829Emperors3SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Arethusana de Lesse, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries8SpeciesTaxom
Berberia de Lesse, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries15SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1767Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Chazara Moore, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Cinclidia Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1905Heaths20SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1875Alpines41SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1909Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1828Checkerspots8SpeciesTaxom
Helcyra Felder, 1860White Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 183220SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1908Meadowbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Kirinia Moore, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns5SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1782Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1901Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Lopinga Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1847Meadowbrowns6SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1833Marbled white9SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries18SpeciesTaxom
Minois Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1771Sailer butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1791Arctics5SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Proterebia Roos & Arnsc..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Thaleropis Staudinger, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1819Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1832Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palaearctic
219 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aglais ichnusa Bonelli, 1826Corsican Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Apatura metis FREYER, 1829Freyer's Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775False Grayling
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Argyronome) laodice Pallas, 1771Pallas' Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Fabriciana) elisa Godart, 1823Corsican Fritillary
Argynnis (Fabriciana) niobe (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fabriciana niobe Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) lyauteyi Oberthür, 1920
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Berberia abdelkader Pierret, 1837Giant Grayling
Berberia lambessanus Staudinger, 1901Dark Giant Grayling
Boloria (Boloria) aquilonaris Stichel, 1908Cranberry Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) graeca Staudinger, 1870Balkan Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) napaea Hoffmannsegg, 1804Hall Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775Shephard`s Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791Freija Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791Frigga Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828Polar Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) thore Hübner, 1803Thor's Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) titania Esper, 1793Ingens Fritillary
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Brenthis daphne Denis & Schi..., 1775Marbled Fritillary
Brenthis hecate Denis & Schi..., 1775Twin-spot Fritillary
Brenthis ino Rottemburg, 1775Lesser Marbled Fritillary
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767Foxy Charaxes
Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764Hermit
Chazara prieuri Pierret, 1837Southern Hermit
Cinclidia phoebe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha arcanioides Pierret, 1837Moroccan Pearly Heath
Coenonympha corinna Hübner, 1803Corsican Heath
Coenonympha darwiniana (Staudinger, 1871)⇒ Coenonympha gardetta macromma Turati & Verity, 1911
Coenonympha dorus Esper, 1782Dusky Heath
Coenonympha elbana Staudinger, 1887Corsican Heath
Coenonympha fettigii Oberthür, 1874Moroccan Dusky Heath
Coenonympha gardetta Prunner, 1798Alpine Heath
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha hero Linnaeus, 1761Scarce Heath
Coenonympha iphioides (Staudinger, 1870)⇒ Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788
Coenonympha leander Esper, 1784Russian Heath
Coenonympha lyllus Esper, 1806
Coenonympha oedippus Fabricius, 1787False Ringlet
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha rhodopensis Haig-Thomas, 1931Eastern Large Heath
Coenonympha thyrsis FREYER, 1846Cretan Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia tullia (Müller, 1764)⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764
Coenonympha vaucheri Blachier, 1905Vaucher's Heath
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Erebia aethiopella (Hoffmannsegg, 1806)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777Scotch Argus
Erebia albergana Prunner, 1798Almond-eyed Ringlet
Erebia cassioides Reiner & Hoc..., 1792Common Brassy Ringlet
Erebia christi Rätzer, 1890Raetzer's Ringlet
Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791Arctic Ringlet
Erebia dromus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Erebia cassioides Reiner & Hoc..., 1792
Erebia embla Thunberg, 1791Lapland Ringlet
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epistygne Hübner, 1819Erebia epistgyne
Erebia eriphyle FREYER, 1834Eriphyle Ringlet
Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia flavofasciata Heyne, 1895Yellow-banded Ringlet
Erebia gorge Hübner, 1804Silky Ringlet
Erebia gorgone Boisduval, 1833Gavarnie Ringlet
Erebia lefebvrei Boisduval, 1828LefÄ�bvre´s Ringlet
Erebia ligea Linnaeus, 1758Arran Brown
Erebia manto Denis & Schi..., 1775Yellow-spotted Ringlet
Erebia medusa Denis & Schi..., 1775Arctic Woodland Ringlet
Erebia melampus Fuessly, 1775Lesser Mountain Ringlet
Erebia melas Herbst, 1796Black Ringlet
Erebia meolans Prunner, 1798De Prunner’s Ringlet
Erebia mnestra Hübner, 1804Mnestra's Ringlet
Erebia montana Prunner, 1798Marbled Ringlet
Erebia neoridas Boisduval, 1828Autumn Ringlet
Erebia nivalis Lorkovic & L..., 1954De Lesse's Brassy Ringlet
Erebia oeme Hübner, 1804Bright Eyed Ringlet
Erebia ottomana Herrich-Schä..., 1847Ottoman Brassy Ringlet
Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905Chapman's Ringlet
Erebia pandrose Borkhausen, 1788Dewy Ringlet
Erebia pawloskii pawloskii Ménétriés, 1859Theano Alpine
Erebia pharte Hübner, 1804Blind Ringlet
Erebia pluto (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Percnodaimon merula Butler, 1876
Erebia polaris Staudinger, 1871Arctic woodland ringlet
Erebia pronoe Esper, 1780Water Ringlet
Erebia rondoui Oberthür, 1908Pyrenees Brassy Ringlet
Erebia scipio Boisduval, 1832Larche Ringlet
Erebia sudetica Staudinger, 1861Sudeten Ringlet
Erebia triaria Prunner, 1798De Prunner's Ringlet
Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1781Swiss Brassy Ringlet
Erebia zapateri Oberthür, 1875Zapater's Ringlet
Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Euphydryas desfontainii Godart, 1819Spanish Fritillary
Euphydryas glaciegenita Verity, 1928Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas iduna Dalman, 1816Lapland Fritillary
Euphydryas intermedia Ménétriés, 1859Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Euphydryas provincialis Boisduval, 1828
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) ellena Oberthür, 1893Algerian Grayling
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) genava Fruhstorfer, 1908Lesser Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) hermione (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Hipparchia alcyone Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) neomiris Godart, 1822Corsican Grayling
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871Eastern Rock Grayling
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) fatua FREYER, 1844Feyer´s Grayling
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) hansii Austaut, 1879Austaut's Grayling
Hipparchia (Neohipparchia) statilinus Hufnagel, 1766Tree Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) algirica Oberthür, 1876Mountain Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) aristaeus Bonelli, 1826Southern Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) blachieri (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) christenseni Kudrna, 1977Karpathos Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cretica Rebel, 1916Cretan Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) cypriensis Holik, 1949Cyprus Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) volgensis Mazochin-Por..., 1952Delattin's Grayling
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia Linnaeus, 1767Striped Grayling
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) gomera Higgins, 1967Gomera Grayling
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) pisidice Klug, 1832
Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836Branded Meadow Brown
Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774Dusky Meadow Brown
Hyponephele maroccana Blanchier, 1908Moroccan Meadow Brown
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Kirinia climene Esper, 1783Lesser Lattice Brown
Kirinia roxelana Cramer, 1777Lattice Brown
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata meadewaldoi Rothschild, 1917Medewaldoi Large Wall Brown
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata paramegaera Hübner, 1824Corsican Wall Brown
Lasiommata petropolitana Linnaeus, 1767Northern Wall Brown
Libythea celtis Laicharting, 1782Common Beak
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar Admiral
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763Woodland Brown
Lycorea ilione ilione Cramer, 1775
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola chia Thomson, 1987Chios Meadow Brown
Maniola cypricola Graves, 1928Cyprus Meadow Brown
Maniola halicarnassus Thomson, 1990Halicarnas Brown
Maniola nurag Ghiliani, 1852Sardinian meadow brown
Maniola telmessia Zeller, 1847Aegean Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Argeformia) arge Sulzer, 1776Italian Marbled White
Melanargia (Argeformia) ines Hoffmannsegg, 1804Spanish Marbled White
Melanargia (Argeformia) occitanica Esper, 1793Western Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) lachesis Hübner, 1790Iberian Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) larissa Geyer, 1828Balkan Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) lucasi Rambur, 1858Moroccan Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) russiae Esper, 1783Esper's Marbled White
Melanargia pherusa Boisduval, 1833Sicilian Marbled White
Melitaea aetherie Hübner, 1826Aetherie Fritillary
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828Little Fritillary
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847Assmann's Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832Provençal Fritillary
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893Eastern Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876Algerian Fritillary
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851Grison's Fritillary
Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763Dryad
Neptis rivularis Scopoli, 1763Hungarian Glider
Neptis sappho Pallas, 1771Common Glider
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792Arctic Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) glacialis Moll, 1783Alpine Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806Baltic Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) magna Graeser, 1888
Oeneis (Oeneis) norna Thunberg, 1791Norse Grayling
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphia Fabricius, 1775Madeiran Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871Canary speckled wood
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Proterebia afra Fabricius, 1787Dalmatian Ringlet
Pseudochazara anthelea Hübner, 1824White-banded Grayling
Pseudochazara atlantis Austaut, 1905Moroccan Grayling
Pseudochazara euxina Kusnezov, 1909
Pseudochazara geyeri Herrich-Schä..., 1846Gray Asian Grayling
Pseudochazara graeca Staudinger, 1870Grecian Grayling
Pseudochazara mniszechii Herrich-Schä..., 1851Dark Grayling
Pseudochazara orestes de Prins & V..., 1981Dils' Grayling
Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793Spanish Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894Southern Gatekeeper
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Satyrus (Satyrus) ferula Fabricius, 1793Great Sooty Satyr
Satyrus actaea Esper, 1781Black Satyr
Thaleropis ionia Fischer von ..., 1851
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Palaearctic
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
2
5
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
8
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
22
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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