Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
2978
5577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2328
4540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
776
1411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
775
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
772
1400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
382
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
336
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
120
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 41
85 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Transvaal
41 Genera with 85 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1892 | Acraeas | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1790 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1877 | Bush Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1777 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1781 | Emperors | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dingana Van Son, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dira Hübner, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Greta Hemming, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hamanumida Hübner, 1775 | Guineafowl | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1871 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henotesia Butler, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idea Fabricius, 1773 | Paper butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libythea Fabricius, 1851 | Beaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanitis Fabricius, 1758 | Evening Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1912 | Morpho butterfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neita Van Son, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1955 | Sailer butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1865 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagyris Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralethe Van Son, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pardopsis Trimen, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paternympha Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1779 | Commodores | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudacraea Westwood, 1775 | False acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telchinia Fabricius, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tirumala Moore, 1847 | Blue Tigers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Transvaal
85 Species and 12 Subspecies | Acraea (Actinote) anacreon Trimen, 1868 | Large Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) cabira (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Acraea apecida Hopffer, 1855 | | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) eponina Cramer, 1780 | Orange Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) esebria Hewitson, 1861 | Dusky Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) jodutta (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Acraea flava Fabricius, 1793 | | Acraea (Bematistes) aganice (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Bematistes aganice Hewitson, 1852 | | Acraea acrita Hewitson, 1865 | Fiery Acraea | | Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 | Clear-spotted Acraea | | Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | Broad Bordered Acraea | | Acraea arcticincta (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea fenestrata (Westwood, 1881) | ⇒ Acraea aglaonice Westwood, 1881 | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847 | Light Red Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Acraea rahira Boisduval, 1833 | Marsh Acraea | | Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 | Suffused Acraea | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Acraea welwitschii (Rogenhofer, 1892) | ⇒ Acraea anemosa Hewitson, 1865 | | Amauris (Amauris) niavius Linnaeus, 1758 | Friar | | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877 | Grizzled Bush Brown | | Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777 | Myrina Fritillary | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Charaxes bohemani Felder & Felder, 1859 | Divebomber Charaxes | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes druceanus Butler, 1869 | Silver-barred Charaxes | | Charaxes ethalion Boisduval, 1847 | Satyr Charaxes | | Charaxes guderiana Dewitz, 1879 | Blue Spangled Charaxes | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes marieps van Someren ..., 1957 | Marieps Charaxes | | Charaxes phaeus Hewitson, 1877 | Demon Charaxes | | Charaxes vansoni Van Someren, 1957 | Van Son's Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dingana dingana Trimen, 1873 | Dingaan's Widow | | Dira jansei Swierstra, 1909 | Janse's Widow | | Dira swanepoeli Van Son, 1939 | Swanepoel´s Widow | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Greta andromica dromica Haensch, 1910 | | | Hamanumida daedalus Fabricius, 1775 | Guinea-fowl Butterfly | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Henotesia perspicua (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Idea lynceus lynceus Drury, 1773 | Tree Nymph | | Libythea labdaca Westwood, 1851 | African Beak | | Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 | Common evening brown | | Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Neita extensa Butler, 1898 | Savanna Brown | | Neita neita Wallengren, 1875 | Neita Brown | | Neptis alta Overlaet, 1955 | High Sailer | | Neptis goochi (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Neptis goochii Trimen, 1879 | | Neptis laeta Overlaet, 1955 | Albizia Sailer | | Oeneis chryxus calais Scudder, 1865 | Chryxus Arctic | | Pagyris cymothoe cymothoe Hewitson, 1855 | | | Paralethe dendrophilus Trimen, 1862 | Bush Beauty | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Pardopsis punctatissima Boisduval, 1833 | Polka Dot | | Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847 | Dark-webbed Ringlet | | Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850 | Darker Commodore | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Precis ceryne Boisduval, 1847 | Marsh Commodore | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore | | Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782 | Common Mother-of-Pearl | | Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845 | Boisduval´s False Acraea | | Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775 | False Chief | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha swanepoeli Van Son, 1955 | Swanepoel's Brown | | Telchinia anacreon (Trimen, 1868) | ⇒ Acraea anacreon Trimen, 1868 | | Tirumala petiverana Doubleday, 1847 | African Blue Tiger | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Transvaal | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
13 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 5
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 14
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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