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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Shropshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2394
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2394
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2360
5125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
260
2033
4603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
628
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
627
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
620
1325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
404
776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
334
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
39
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
21
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shropshire
21 Genera with 30 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1901Heaths5SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1917Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1944Checkerspots2SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1764Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1969Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1758Marbled white1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shropshire
30 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia transversa Lempke, 1956
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria euphrosyne conducta Nordstrom, 1933
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia davus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764
Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901Large Heath
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia ocellata Caruel, 1944
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915Gatekeeper
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Shropshire
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Nymphalidae at artfakta.se
Nymphalidae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalidae at gbif.org
Nymphalidae at irmng.org
Nymphalidae at itis.gov