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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
174
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
174
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
157
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
126
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
62
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
62
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
62
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
57
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
42
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Thursday Island
13 Genera with 24 Species
Cupha Billberg, 1775Rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds6SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1867Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1858Crows8SpeciesTaxom
Gamatoba Moore, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1775Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1775Evening Browns2SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1892Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Orsotriaena Wallengren, 1775Nigger1SpeciesTaxom
Phaedyma Felder, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Scopodes Erichson, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Tirumala Moore, 1826Blue Tigers1SpeciesTaxom
Yoma Doherty, 18762SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thursday Island
24 Species and 14 Subspecies
Cupha prosope prosope Fabricius, 1775Australian Rustic
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus chrysippus petilia Stoll, 1790Lesser wanderer
Danaus affinis Fabricius, 1775Black & White Tiger
Danaus affinis affinis Fabricius, 1775Black And White Tiger
Danaus hamata MacLeay, 1827
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Doleschallia bisaltide australis Felder & Felder, 1867Australian Leafwing
Euploea alcathoe monilifera Moore, 1883
Euploea treitschkei viridis Butler, 1882
Euploea algea amycus Miskin, 1890
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Euploea corinna (W.S. Macleay, 1826)⇒ Euploea core Cramer, 1780
Euploea tulliolus Fabricius, 1793Dwarf Crow
Euploea usipetes (Hewitson, 1858)⇒ Euploea leucostictos Gmelin, 1790
Euploea usipetes usipetes Hewitson, 1858
Gamatoba monilifera (Moore, 1883)⇒ Euploea alcathoe monilifera Moore, 1883
Hypolimnas alimena lamina Fruhstorfer, 1903Blue-banded Eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775Blue moon
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Melanitis leda bankia Fabricius, 1775Common evening brown
Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892)⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892
Orsotriaena medus Fabricius, 1775Nigger
Phaedyma shepherdi Moore, 1858Common aeroplane
Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi Moore, 1858Common Aeroplane
Scopodes denticollis MacLeay, 1864
Scopodes sexfoveatus (MacLeay, 1888)⇒ Scopodes denticollis MacLeay, 1864
Tirumala hamata hamata MacLeay, 1826Blue Tiger
Yoma sabina Cramer, 1780Australian lurcher
Yoma sabina parva Butler, 1876Australian Lurcher

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Thursday Island
SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
1
1
Genus
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
3
3
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