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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Piauí (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
78
221
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
184
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
23
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Piauí
7 Genera with 8 Species
Agrias Doubleday, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Callicore Hübner, 1833Eighty-eights1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1775Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Dynamine Hübner, 1793Sailors1SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1847Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1758Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piauí
8 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agrias hewitsonius beata (Staudinger, ..., 1886)⇒ Agrias hewitsonius stuarti Godman & Salvin, 1882
Callicore hesperia (J.A.M. Perty, 1833)⇒ Callicore hydaspes Drury, 1782
Danaus affinis gelanor Waterhouse &..., 1914
Danaus erippus Cramer, 1775Southern Monarch
Dynamine artemisia Fabricius, 1793Northern Small-eyed Greenwing
Eunica alcmena alcmena Doubleday, , 1847Dark Purplewing
Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771
Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Piauí
SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots
3
3
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
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
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
1
1
Genus
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