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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Transcaucasia (Caucasus)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		450
4300
10677		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		450
4300
10677		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		426
4215
10488		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		283
3427
9035		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		48
967
1838		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		47
966
1837		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
963
1833		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
706
1380		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
646
1284		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
148
331		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		66
138		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transcaucasia
66 Genera with 138 Species
#ABCDEHIJLMNOPSTVY
Acraea Fabricius, 1875Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1871Tortoiseshells4SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1875Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1775Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Arethusana de Lesse, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1855Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1758Lesser Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Brevioleria Lamas, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Brintesia Fruhstorfer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs2SpeciesTaxom
Charidryas Scudder, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Chazara Moore, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1791Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths7SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Dira Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1907Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enodia Hübner, 1781Pearly-eyes1SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1850Alpines6SpeciesTaxom
Eumenis Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1851Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1813Brush-footed butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 18499SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Hyponephele Muschamp, 1774Meadowbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Issoria Hübner, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1767Walls and wallbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1936Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Libythea Fabricius, 1782Beaks1SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1777New World Snouts1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1758Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Lopinga Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1847Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 0Marbled white4SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1921Small Fritillaries9SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Minois Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neominois Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1763Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 0Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics3SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents5SpeciesTaxom
Pierella Herrich-Schä..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1870Anglewings7SpeciesTaxom
Prittwitzia Godman & Salvin, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Proterebia Roos & Arnsc..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 18273SpeciesTaxom
Satyrus Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries9SpeciesTaxom
Tellervo Kirby, 1888Cracker1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1879Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transcaucasia
138 Species and 27 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae turcica Staudinger, 1871
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anaea andria Scudder, 1875Goatweed Butterfly
Apatura celtis (Boisduval & ..., 1834)⇒ Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835
Apatura ilia Denis & Schi..., 1775Lesser Purple Emperor
Arethusana arethusa Denis & Schi..., 1775False Grayling
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Argynnis (Pandoriana) pandora Denis & Schi..., 1775Cardinal
Argynnis sagana sagana Walker, 1855
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Asterocampa clyton Boisduval & ..., 1835Tawny Emperor
Boloria (Boloria) caucasica Lederer, 1852
Boloria (Boloria) pales Denis & Schi..., 1775Shephard`s Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Brevioleria seba seba Hewitson, 1872
Brintesia (Kanetisa) circe Fabricius, 1775Great Banded Grayling
Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869Charon Woodnymph
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Chazara briseis Linnaeus, 1764Hermit
Chazara briseis armena Jachontov, 1911
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone ismeria (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1835)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone gorgone Hübner, 1810
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767Violet Fritillary
Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758Pearl Bordered Fritillary
Clossiana freija (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Boloria freija Thunberg, 1791
Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761Pearly Heath
Coenonympha glycerion Borkhausen, 1788Chestnut Heath
Coenonympha leander Esper, 1784Russian Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha saadi Kollar, 1848Small Heath
Coenonympha symphita Lederer, 1870
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808Gemmed Satyr
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Dira clytus clytus Linnaeus, 1764
Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Enodia portlandia (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Lethe portlandia Fabricius, 1781
Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837Red-Disk Alpine
Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868Common Alpine
Erebia graucasica Jachontov, 1909
Erebia hewitsonii Lederer, 1864
Erebia iranica Grum-Grshima..., 1894
Erebia melancholica Herrich-Schä..., 1850
Eumenis thelephassa (Geyer, 1827)⇒ Pseudochazara thelephassa Geyer, 1827
Euphydryas orientalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767Florida Zebra Longwing
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793Carolina Satyr
Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958)⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903
Hipparchia semele pellucida
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) fagi Scopoli, 1763Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia (Hipparchia) syriaca Staudinger, 1871Eastern Rock Grayling
Hipparchia statilinus statilinus (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Hipparchia statilinus Hufnagel, 1766
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) pellucida Stauder, 1923Lesbos Grayling
Hipparchia pellucida cotys Jachontov, 1935
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia (Pseudotergumia) fidia Linnaeus, 1767Striped Grayling
Hipparchia parisatis Kollar, 1849Mountain satyr
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Hyponephele lupina intermedia Staudinger, 1886Oriental Meadow Brown
Hyponephele lupinus (O. Costa, 1836)⇒ Hyponephele lupina Costa, 1836
Hyponephele lycaon Kühn, 1774Dusky Meadow Brown
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Linnaeus, 1758Queen of Spain Fritillary
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata petropolitana Linnaeus, 1767Northern Wall Brown
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Libythea celtis Laicharting, 1782Common Beak
Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777American Snout
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar Admiral
Lopinga achine Scopoli, 1763Woodland Brown
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola telmessia Zeller, 1847Aegean Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) larissa Geyer, 1828Balkan Marbled White
Melanargia (Melanargia) russiae Esper, 1783Esper's Marbled White
Melanargia russiae caucasica
Melitaea ala Lukhtanov, 1999
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
Melitaea pseudosibina Alberti, 1969
Melitaea transcaucasica (Turati, 1921)⇒ Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Mellicta caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Minois dryas Scopoli, 1763Dryad
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865Grasshopper Satyr
Neptis rivularis Scopoli, 1763Hungarian Glider
Nymphalis anitopaMourning Cloak Butterfly
Oeneis (Oeneis) chryxus Doubleday, 1849'Brown' Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) macounii Edwards, 1885Canada Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906
Pedaliodes empusa empusa C. Felder & ..., 1867
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes phaon aestiva (W.H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864
Phyciodes phaon hiemalis (W.H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864
Phyciodes picta Edwards, 1865Painted Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pierella luna luna Fabricius, 1793Moon Satyr
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia zephyrus (Edwards, 1870)⇒ Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867
Prittwitzia hymenaea nebula Ferreira D´A..., 1922
Proterebia afra Fabricius, 1787Dalmatian Ringlet
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pseudochazara mniszechii Herrich-Schä..., 1851Dark Grayling
Pseudochazara thelephassa Geyer, 1827Baluchi Rockbrown
Satyrus amasinus Staudinger, 1861
Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758Dark Green Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Speyeria coronis Behr, 1862Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779Diana
Speyeria edwardsii Reakirt, 1866Edward's fritillary
Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773Female Regal Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869Atronia Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Tellervo hiero Godman & Salvin, 1888
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Ypthima pandocus corticaria Butler, 1879Common Three Ring

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Transcaucasia
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors		2
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows		7
8		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		9
26		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLibytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		3
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfooted Butterflies, Brushfoots, Checkerspots, Crescents, Fritillaries, Peacocks, Thistle butterflies, Tortoiseshells, True Brush-foots, True Brushfoots		11
32		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		30
60		Genera
Species
Taxom



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