Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 308
2568
4695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 307
2567
4694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 293
2521
4617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
2235
4301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
686
1107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
686
1107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
685
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
425
743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
404
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
129
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 53
122 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for South Zimbabwe
53 Genera with 122 Species #ABCDEGHJLMNOPSTV
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1790 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphysoneura Karsch, 1894 | Painted Ringlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterope Hübner, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bebearia Hemming, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 0 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | Brakefieldia Aduse-Poku, ..., 2016 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1850 | Emperors | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1926 | Gliders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1781 | Map Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1855 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euriphene Boisduval, 1847 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytela Boisduval, 1779 | Pipers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxanthe Huebner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophodes Doubleday, 1833 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1877 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1764 | Buckeyes | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnoptera Doubleday, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1851 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1764 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1882 | Evening Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1775 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1935 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1912 | Sailer butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nw | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1865 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1879 | Commodores | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1782 | Mother-of-Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sevenia Koçak, 1857 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Zimbabwe
122 Species and 15 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868 | Large Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea (Actinote) conradti Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) igola Trimen, 1889 | Dusky-veined Acraea | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea acara Hewitson, 1865 | Acara Acraea | | Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865 | Fiery Acraea | | Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 | Clear-spotted Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea asema Hewitson, 1877 | Speckled Orange Acraea | | Acraea atergatis Westwood, 1881 | | | Acraea atolmis Westwood, 1882 | Scarlet Acraea | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea boopis Wichgraf, 1914 | Rainforest Acraea | | Acraea caldarena Hewitson, 1877 | Black Tip Acraea | | Acraea egina Cramer, 1775 | Elegant Acraea | | Acraea machequena Grose-Smith, 1887 | Machequena Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea periphanes Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea satis Ward, 1871 | Coast Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris dannfelti Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Aphysoneura pigmentaria Karsch, 1894 | Bamboo Painted Ringlet | | Asterope trimeni Aurivillius, 1899 | | | Bebearia orientis Karsch, 1895 | Eastern Palm Forester | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus condamini Van Son, 1963 | Ebony Bush Brown | | Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877 | Grizzled Bush Brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Boloria pales dirphya | | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Charaxes achaemenes Felder & Felder, 1866 | Bush Charaxes | | Charaxes baumanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | Baumann´s Charaxes | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes boueti Feisthamel, 1850 | Bamboo Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes chintechi Minig, 1976 | | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869 | Silver-barred Charaxes | | Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824 | Savannah Charaxes | | Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879 | Blue Spangled Charaxes | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes jasius Linnaeus, 1767 | Foxy Charaxes | | Charaxes macclounii Butler, 1895 | Red Coast Charaxes | | Charaxes manica Trimen, 1894 | Manica Charaxes | | Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775 | Black-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes protoclea Feisthamel, 1850 | Flame-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957 | Van Son's Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Charaxes zoolina Westwood, 1850 | Club-tailed Charaxes | | Cymothoe alcimeda Godart, 1824 | Battling Glider | | Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Blonde Glider | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Vumba Glider | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyrestis camillus Fabricius, 1781 | African Map | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Euphaedra (Neophronia) neophron Hopffer, 1855 | Gold Banded Forester | | Eurytela dryope Cramer, 1779 | Golden Piper | | Euxanthe wakefieldi Ward, 1873 | Forest Queen | | Gnophodes betsimena Boisduval, 1833 | Banded Evening Brown | | Greta andromica dromica Haensch, 1910 | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Henotesia birscha | | | Henotesia birsha Hewitson, 0 | | | Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | | Henotesia simonsii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Heteropsis simonsii Butler, 1877 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Junonia artaxia Hewitson, 1864 | African Pansy | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764 | Blue Argus | | Lachnoptera ayresii Trimen, 1879 | Blotched Leopard | | Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | African Beak | | Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Melanitis libya Distant, 1882 | Violet-eyed Evening Brown | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955 | High Sailer | | Neptis goochi (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Neptis swynnertoni Trimen, 1912 | Swynnerton´s Sailer | | Nw thecla danaus | | | Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865 | Chryxus Arctic | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Physcaeneura gione | | | Physcaeneura pione Godman, 1880 | Light Webbed Ringlet | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Precis ceryne Boisduval, 1847 | Marsh Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Precis tugela Trimen, 1879 | African Leaf Butterfly | | Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Mother-of-Pearl | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla (Doubleday, , 1848) | ⇒ Pyrrhogyra edocla lysanias C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793 | Lilac Beauty | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Sevenia boisduvali Wallengren, 1857 | Boisduval´s Tree Nymph | | Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in South Zimbabwe | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 3
23 | 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 | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 5
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 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 | 9
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 11
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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