Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
728
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 159
658
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
83
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
81
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
60
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 17
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Pietermaritzburg
17 Genera with 26 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1824 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1911 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralethe Van Son, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pietermaritzburg
26 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea petraea Boisduval, 1847 | Blood Acraea | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Lethe dura mansonia Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Paralethe dendrophilus Trimen, 1862 | Bush Beauty | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 3
10 | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Nymphalidae at dyntaxa.se
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