Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Shimba Hills (Kwale County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 51
158
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 51
158
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
139
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
128
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
83
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
83
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
83
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
68
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
56
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
34
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 19
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Shimba Hills
19 Genera with 36 Species | Acraea Fabricius, 1871 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aterica Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1833 | Joker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1885 | Emperors | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1860 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1916 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1833 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1758 | False acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1793 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shimba Hills
36 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Aterica galene Brown, 1775 | Forest Glade Nymph | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus campina Aurivillius, 1901 | Chirinda Bush Brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Charaxes acuminatus Thurau, 1903 | Mountain Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes acuminatus shimbanus Van Someren, 1963 | | | Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 | Bamboo Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes cynthia Butler, 1865 | Western Red Charaxes | | Charaxes ethalion littoralis Van Someren, 1967 | | | Charaxes lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Charaxes macclouni Butler, 1895 | | Charaxes nesaea (Hewitson, 1873) | ⇒ Charaxes pythodoris Hewitson, 1873 | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes smaragdalis Butler, 1865 | Western Blue Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Blonde Glider | | Cyrestis camillus Fabricius, 1781 | African Map | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euxanthe tiberius Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Memphis xenocles appias (appiades J.K..., 1916) | ⇒ Memphis xenocles xenocles Westwood, 1850 | | Neptis melicerta Drury, 1773 | Original Club Sailer | | Neptis saclava Boisduval, 1833 | Small Spotted Sailor | | Physcaeneura leda Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common False Wanderer | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Shimba Hills | 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 | 3
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 4
5 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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