Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
921
1762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
921
1762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 187
916
1755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
679
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
100
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
100
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
99
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
57
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
54
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 14
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Samoa
14 Genera with 24 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1827 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1902 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1910 | Crows | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869 | Diadems | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1787 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1928 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1927 | Blue Tigers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vagrans Hemming, 1874 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Samoa
24 Species and 23 Subspecies | Acraea andromacha polynesiaca Rebel, 1911 | | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827 | | | Doleschallia tongana vomana Fruhstorfer, 1902 | | | Euploea algea Godart, 1819 | Algea Crow | | Euploea algea schmeltzi Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Euploea eleutho (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | ⇒ Euploea boisduvali boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790) | ⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | | Euploea lewinii C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Euploea lewinii bourkei Poulton, 1924 | | | Euploea nemertes (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Euploea leucostictos nemertes Hübner, 1807 | | Euploea schmeltzi schmeltzi | | | Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779 | Spotted Crow Eggfly | | Hypolimnas antilope lutescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina inconstans Butler, 1873 | | | Hypolimnas bolina ivena Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas bolina otaheitae C Felder, 1862 | | | Hypolimnas bolina pallescens Butler, 1874 | | | Hypolimnas errabunda Hopkins, 1927 | | | Hypolimnas octocula octocula Butler, 1869 | | | Ideopsis juventa Cramer, 1777 | Gray | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787 | Meadow Argus | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis leda hopkinsi Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Tirumala hamata MacLeay, 1826 | Blue Tiger | | Tirumala hamata melittula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Tirumala hamata tutuilae Hopkins, 1927 | | | Vagrans egista Cramer, 1780 | Australian vagrant | | Vagrans egista bowdenia M. R. Butler, 1874 | Vagrant Butterfly |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Samoa | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 1
1 | 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 | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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