Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
2042
4455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
2041
4453 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2029
4437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1652
3788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
473
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
422
1081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
69
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 24
45 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saudi Arabia
24 Genera with 45 Species #ABCDEHJLMPVY
| Acraea Fabricius, 1880 | Acraeas | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1866 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1857 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1764 | Emperors | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirrochroa Doubleday, 1907 | Yeomans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1845 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1954 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1884 | Buckeyes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1929 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mcclungia Fox, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1932 | Small Fritillaries | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyronia Hübner, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1883 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saudi Arabia
45 Species and 18 Subspecies | Acraea encedon rathjensi Le Doux, 1933 | Arabian Whitebar Acraea | | Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | | Acraea chilo yemensis Le Doux, 1931 | | | Acraea crystallina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea doubledayi (Guérin, 1849) | ⇒ Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea doubledayi azvaki | | | Acraea gaekwari Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea rosina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea wissmanni (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866 | | | Byblia anvatara acheloia Wallengren, 1857 | African Joker | | Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | Cream-banded Charaxes | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Cirrochroa regina myra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus dorippus Klug, 1845 | Dorippus Tiger | | Eurytela dryope brittoni Gabriel, 1954 | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Hipparchia tewfiki Wiltshire, 1949 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798 | Yellow Pansy | | Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870 | African Yellow Pansy | | Junonia aenaria Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Golden Pansy | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia orithya here Lang, 1884 | Western Asia Blue Pansy | | Lasiommata felix Warnecke, 1929 | Arabian Wall Brown | | Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | Eyed Brown | | Lycorea halia atergatis Doubleday, 1847 | Tiger Mimic-Queen | | Mcclungia cymo cymo Hübner, 1806 | | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911 | Desert Fritillary | | Melitaea deserticola macromaculata Belter, 1934 | | | Melitaea deserticola sargon Hemming, 1932 | | | Pararge felix (Warnecke, 1929) | ⇒ Lasiommata felix Warnecke, 1929 | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | White-spotted Commodore | | Precis taveta (Klug, 1845) | ⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pyronia (Idata) bathseba Fabricius, 1793 | Spanish Gatekeeper | | Pyronia (Idata) cecilia Vallantin, 1894 | Southern Gatekeeper | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | Granular Ringlet |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 3
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 2
2 | 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
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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