Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1871
3960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1868
3957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1836
3885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
1480
3300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
552
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
440
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
424
987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 23
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
23 Genera with 61 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1880 | Acraeas | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1879 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1857 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1777 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1902 | Fig Eaters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoleria Godman & Salvin, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1903 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1849 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocoenyra Butler, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1902 | Blue Tigers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1876 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Somalia
61 Species and 16 Subspecies | Acraea abadima (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea arcticincta (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | | Acraea braesia Godman, 1885 | | | Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | | Acraea chilo chilo Godman, 1880 | | | Acraea clarei (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 | | Acraea crystallina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea doubledayi (Guérin, 1849) | ⇒ Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea gaekwari Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Acraea leucosoma (Godman, 1885) | ⇒ Acraea braesia Godman, 1885 | | Acraea mirabilis Butler, 1885 | Marvelous Acraea | | Acraea miranda Riley, 1920 | Desert Acraea | | Acraea mystica (Godman, 1885) | ⇒ Acraea braesia Godman, 1885 | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea pseudegina Westwood, 1852 | Westwood'S Acraea | | Acraea regalis (Godman, 1885) | ⇒ Acraea braesia Godman, 1885 | | Acraea rosina (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea welwitschii (Rogenhofer, 1892) | ⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | | Acraea wissmanni (Godman, 1880) | ⇒ Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris albimaculata hanningtoni Butler, 1888 | | | Amauris ochlea Boisduval, 1847 | Novice | | Amauris ochlea darius Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Bebearia orientis Karsch, 1895 | Eastern Palm Forester | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia anvatara acheloia Wallengren, 1857 | African Joker | | Charaxes epijasius (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | | Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824 | Savannah Charaxes | | Charaxes etesipe patrizii Storace, 1949 | | | Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | Cream-banded Charaxes | | Charaxes hansalii (Felder, 1866) | ⇒ Charaxes hansali Felder, 1867 | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius pagenstecheri Poulton, 1926 | | | Charaxes julius Oberthür, 1880 | | | Charaxes junius Oberthür, 1880 | | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus dorippus Klug, 1845 | Dorippus Tiger | | Danaus dorippus dorippus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 | Scotch Argus | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Euphaedra neophron ellenbecki Pagenstecher, 1902 | | | Hypoleria coenina Hewitson, 1872 | | | Hypolimnas deceptor Trimen, 1873 | Deceptive Diadem | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Junonia terea Drury, 1773 | Soldier Commodore | | Junonia terea fumata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Lasiommata maderakal Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Neocoenyra duplex Butler, 1885 | | | Neocoenyra fulleborni Thurau, 1903 | | | Neocoenyra gregorii Butler, 1894 | | | Neocoenyra rufilineata Butler, 1894 | | | Physcaeneura leda Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Precis coelestina Dewitz, 1879 | Ocellated Commodore | | Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | White-spotted Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Precis octavia octavia Cramer, 1777 | | | Precis taveta (Klug, 1845) | ⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845 | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus aethiops Palisot de B..., 1805 | | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Tirumala formosa Godman, 1880 | Beautiful Monarch | | Tirumala formosa neumanni Rothschild, 1902 | | | Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982 | Jackson´s Ringlet | | Ypthima simplicia Butler, 1876 | |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Somalia | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
9 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 2
22 | 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 | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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