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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Tenerife (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
952
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
199
951
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
197
945
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
765
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
134
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
134
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
134
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
78
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
76
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
35
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tenerife
12 Genera with 20 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1775Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotergumia Agenjo, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1819Admirals5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tenerife
20 Species and 5 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Cyllopsis pertepida maniola Nabokov, 1942Canyonland Gemmed-Satyr
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) wyssii Christ, 1889Canary Grayling
Hipparchia wyssii wyssii Christ, 1889
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Nw thecla danaus
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge xiphiodes
Pararge xiphioides Staudinger, 1871Canary speckled wood
Pseudotergumia wyssii (Christ, 1889)⇒ Hipparchia wyssii Christ, 1889
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Tenerife
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
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
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
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
5
7
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