Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
929
1524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
927
1522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 198
916
1503 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 138
766
1314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
368
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
368
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
367
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
219
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
182
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
26
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Helena
13 Genera with 16 Species | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 0 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fountainea Rydon, 1866 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Methona Doubleday, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Helena
16 Species and 8 Subspecies | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus chrysippus orientis Aurivillius, 1909 | African Monarch | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Eunica chlorochroa chlorochroa | | | Fountainea halice chrysophana H. Bates, 1866 | Thorn-scrub Leafwing | | Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818 | | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869 | Hydaspe Fritillary | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Saint Helena | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 1
2 | Genus
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
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