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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
818
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
817
1549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
810
1541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
580
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
514
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
107
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
48
92
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
48 Genera with 92 Species
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Adelpha Hübner, 1852Sister3SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells3SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnina Butler, 1914Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 0Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries10SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1862Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1901Heaths4SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1910Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1900Alpines8SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1790Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Geitoneura Butler, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1767Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 04SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters3SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1877Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1871Meadowbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Melampias Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1852Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphes Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics3SpeciesTaxom
Oreixenica Waterhouse &..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Pareuptychia W. Forster, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Scopodes Erichson, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1852Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Stygionympha Van Son, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocera Butler, 19694SpeciesTaxom
Tisiphone Hübner, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Torynesis Butler, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
92 Species and 31 Subspecies
Adelpha aricia aricia Hewitson, 1847
Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837Bredow'S Sister
Adelpha serpa hyas Boisduval, 1852
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Argynnina cyrila Waterhouse &..., 1914Cyril'S Brown
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis aglaja scotica (Watkins, 1923)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis charlotti
Boloria (Boloria) alaskensis Holland, 1900Alaskan Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria euphrosyne pauca Tutt, 1896
Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828Polar Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria selene insularum Harision, 1937Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862Eastern Checkerspot
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus albescens Robson & Gar..., 1886
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901Large Heath
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Danaus (Anosia) eresimus Cramer, 1777Soldier
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910
Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777Scotch Argus
Erebia aethiops aethiops (Esper, 1777)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia aethiops caledonia Verity, 1911Scotch Argus
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron mnemon Haworth, 1812Mountain Ringlet
Erebia occulta Roos & Kimmich, 1983Eskimo Alpine
Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834Arctic Alpine
Erebia youngi Holland, 1900Four-dotted Alpine
Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia nigrolimbata Schultz, 1906
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Euploea leucostictos (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Euploea westwoodii leochares Fruhstorfer, 1910
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Geitoneura acantha Donovan, 1805Eastern Ringed Xenica
Geitoneura klugii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831Common Xenica
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heteronympha banksii Leach, 1814Banks' Brown
Heteronympha banksii nevina Tindale, 1953
Heteronympha cordace wilsoni Burns, 1947
Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Heteronympha merope merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Heteronympha penelope Waterhouse, 1937Shouldered Brown
Heteronympha penelope penelope Waterhouse, 1937Shouldered Brown
Heteronympha solandri Waterhouse, 1904Solander's Brown
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia semele atlantica Harrison, 1946Grayling
Hipparchia semele scota Verity, 1911Grayling
Hipparchia atlantica
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
Lethe eurydice eurydice Linnaeus, 1763Eyed Brown
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852Lorquin's admiral
Limenitis procris anarta Moore, 1877
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina splendida White, 1871Meadow Brown
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Nymphes myrmeleonoides Leach, 1814Blue Eyes Lacewing
Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806Baltic Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775Melissa Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Oreixenica lathoniella Westwood, 1851Common Silver Xenica
Oreixenica lathoniella herceus Waterhouse &..., 1914Common Silver Xenica
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria oblita Harrison, 1949Speckled Wood
Pareuptychia ocirrhoe ocirrhoe Fabricius, 1776
Phyciodes orseis Edwards, 1871California Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia oreas Edwards, 1869Oreas Anglewing
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Scopodes sigillatus Germar, 1848
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary
Taenaris catops catops Westwood, 1851
Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868Sand-dune Widow
Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962Dickson's Widow
Tarsocera fulvina Vári, 1971Karoo Widow
Tarsocera southeyae Dickson, 1969Southey's Widow
Tisiphone abeona Donovan, 1805Sword Grass Brown
Tisiphone abeona albifascia Waterhouse, 1904Swordgrass Brown
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
26
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



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