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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
409
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
372
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
80
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
43
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
43 Genera with 76 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1847Sister6SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1941Leafwings5SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1907Peacocks3SpeciesTaxom
Antillea Higgins, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Archaeoprepona Fruhstorfer, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1828American Emperors3SpeciesTaxom
Atlantea Higgins, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Blepolenis Röber, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Calisto Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1875Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1942Mosaics or Beauties2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1941Milkweeds9SpeciesTaxom
Dione Hübner, 1889Silverspots2SpeciesTaxom
Dryas Hübner, 1934Julia Heliconians5SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1907Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1926Purplewings3SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1916Calicoes5SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1819Brush-footed butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Helioconius2SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hipolinmas1SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Hypanartia Hübner, 1793Mapwings2SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1867Buckeyes10SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1819New World Snouts1SpeciesTaxom
Lucinia Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lycorea Doubleday, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1777Daggerwings4SpeciesTaxom
Moduza Moore, 1859Commander1SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1799Sailer butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores3SpeciesTaxom
Prepona Boisduval, 1814Preponas And Agrias3SpeciesTaxom
Siderone Hübner, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Siproeta Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Stygnus Felder, 01SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1874Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
76 Species and 67 Subspecies
Adelpha arecosa Hewitson, 1847
Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837Bredow'S Sister
Adelpha cytherea cytherea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Adelpha cytherea aea C. & R. Felder, 1867
Adelpha eulalia (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Adelpha gelania Godart, 1824Antillean Sister
Adelpha gelania arecosa Hewitson, 1847Antillean Sister
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Tropical Leafwing
Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Anaea troglodyta borinquenalis F. Johnson &..., 1941Florida Leafwing
Anaea troglodyte Johnson & Co..., 1941
Anaea troglodyte borinquenalis Johnson & Co..., 1941
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anartia jatrophae semifusca Munroe, 1942White Peacock
Anartia lytrea eurytis H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Antillea pelops Drury, 1773Antillean Crescent
Antillea pelops pelops Drury, 1773Antillean Crescent
Archaeoprepona demophoon demophoon (Hübner, 1814)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon insulicola Godart, 1823
Archaeoprepona demophoon insulicola Godart, 1823Two-spotted Prepona
Archaeoprepona demophoon ramosorum K. Johnson &..., 1989Two-spotted Prepona
Asterocampa idyja idyja Geyer, 1828Dusky Emperor
Asterocampa lycaon Geyer, 1828
Asterocampa lycaon idyja Geyer, 1828
Atlantea perezi Herrich-Schä..., 1862Cuban Checkerspot
Atlantea tulita Dewitz, 1877Harlequin Butterfly
Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779Crimson-banded Black
Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779Red Rim
Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821)⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867
Calisto nubila Lathy, 1899Puerto Rican Calisto
Calisto zangis Fabricius, 1775Jamaican Calisto
Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Colobura dirce wolcotti Comstock, 1942Dirce Beauty
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943
Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943Montezuma’s Soldier
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus gilippus cleothera Godart, 1819Queen
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826Monarch
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus plexippus portoricensis Clark, 1941Monarch
Dione vanillae (Maynard, 1889)⇒ Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758
Dione vanillae insularis Maynard, 1889
Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775Flambeau
Dryas iulia alcionea Cramer, 1779
Dryas iulia iulia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934
Dryas iulia moderata N. Riley, 1926Julia
Dryas iulia nudeola Bates, 1934Julia
Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Eunica monima Cramer, 1782Dingy purplewing
Eunica tatila Herrich-Schä..., 1852Florida Purplewing
Eunica tatila tatilista Kaye, 1926Florida Purplewing
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia claudia (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798
Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia Cramer, 1779Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia watsoni Comstock, 1944Mexican Fritillary
Hamadryas amphichloe Boisduval, 1870Click Butterfly
Hamadryas amphichloe diasia Fruhstorfer, 1916Caribbean Cracker
Hamadryas epinome Felder, 1867Epinome Cracker
Hamadryas ferox (Staudinger, 1886)⇒ Hamadryas amphichloe Boisduval, 1870
Hamadryas ferox diasia Fruhstorfer, 1916
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia antiquus Lamas, 1988Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia charithonia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heliconius charithonia antiquus Lamas, 1988
Heliconius charitonius (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767
Heliconius charitonius charitonius Linnaeus, 1767
Heliconius melphis Godart, 1819
Heliconius melphis melphis Godart, 1819
Helioconius charitonius Hall, 1936
Helioconius charitonius punctatus Hall, 1936
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Hipolinmas misippus Linnaeus, 1764
Historis acheronta Fabricius, 1775Acheronta
Historis acheronta cadmus Cramer, 1775Tailed Cecropian
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Historis odius odius Fabricius, 1775Orion Cecropian
Hypanartia paullus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Mapwing
Hypanartia tecmesia (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Hypanartia paullus Fabricius, 1793
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia evarete evarete (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Junonia evarete michaelisi Fruhstorfer, 1907
Junonia evarete flirtea Fabricius, 1793
Junonia evarete michaelisi Fruhstorfer, 1907Tropical Buckeye
Junonia evarete zonalis C. Felder & ..., 1867Tropical Buckeye
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004Mangrove buckeye
Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867)⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780
Libytheana terena Godart, 1819Antillean Snout
Lucinia sida Hübner, , 1823Caribbean Banner
Lycorea ceres (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Lycorea cleobaea Godart, 1819
Lycorea ceres cleobaea Godart, 1820
Lycorea halia cleobaea (Godart, 1819)⇒ Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Lycorea halia pales C. & R. Felder, 1862
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus damicorum Brévignon, 2001Ruddy Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus thetys (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Marpesia petreus damicorum Brévignon, 2001
Moduza lymire lymire Hewitson, 1859
Napeogenes inachia Hewitson, 1855
Neptis nitetis ormiscus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Precis evarete (Munroe, 1951)⇒ Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779
Precis evarete michaelesi Munroe, 1951
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Prepona amphitoe Godart, 1823
Prepona amphitoe amphitoe Godart, 1823
Prepona demophoon (Hübner, 1814)⇒ Archaeoprepona demophoon Godart, 1823
Siderone galanthis Cramer, 1775Northern Red-striped Leafwing
Siderone galanthis nemesis (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Siderone galanthis thebais C. & R. Felder, 1862
Siderone galanthis thebais C. & R. Felder, 1862
Siderone nemesis Illiger, 1801Nemesis
Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758Malachite
Siproeta stelenes meridionalis Fruhstorfer, 1909
Siproeta stelenes stelenes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Siproeta stelenes meridionalis Fruhstorfer, 1909
Stygnus insularis
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui cardui Linnaeus, 1758Painted Lady
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Ypthima megalomma megalomma Butler, 1874

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBiblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
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
12
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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