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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Upper Great Plains (Great Plains)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		54
887
3103		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		54
887
3103		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		54
887
3103		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		54
887
3103		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		53
886
3102		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		53
886
3102		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
883
3095		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
611
2332		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
542
1907		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
54
217		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		23
100		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Upper Great Plains
23 Genera with 100 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1875Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries14SpeciesTaxom
Callerebia Butler, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1852Wood Nymphs4SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1863Checkerspots6SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1900Alpines11SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1897Checkerspots4SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters2SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1777New World Snouts1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1861Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Megisto Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Neominois Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1866Arctics10SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents6SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings7SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1852Fritillaries13SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Great Plains
100 Species
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Anaea andria Scudder, 1875Goatweed Butterfly
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Asterocampa clyton Boisduval & ..., 1835Tawny Emperor
Boloria (Boloria) alaskensis Holland, 1900Alaskan Fritillary
Boloria (Boloria) eunomia Esper, 1799Bog Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) alberta W.H. Edwards, 1890Alberta Alpine Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) astarte Doubleday, 1847'Distinct' Astarte Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864Pacific Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791Freija Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791Frigga Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) improba Butler, 1877'Uncompahgre' Dingy Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) kriemhild Butler, 1877Middlerockies bolorian
Boloria (Clossiana) natazhati Gibson, 1920Beringian Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828Polar Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Callerebia mani de Nicéville, 1880
Cercyonis meadii Edwards, 1872Mead's wood nymph
Cercyonis oetus Boisduval, 1869Charon Woodnymph
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852Great Basin Wood Nymph
Chlosyne acastus Edwards, 1874Acastus Checkerspot
Chlosyne damoetas (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Chlosyne rosita Hall, 1924
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852Calydon Checkerspot
Chlosyne whitneyi (Behr, 1863)⇒ Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852
Coenonympha haydenii W.H. Edwards, 1872Hayden's ringlet
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Erebia callias Edwards, 1871Colorado Alpine
Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791Arctic Ringlet
Erebia discoidalis Kirby, 1837Red-Disk Alpine
Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868Common Alpine
Erebia lafontainei Troubridge a..., 1983Lafontaines alpine
Erebia magdalena (Strecker, 1880)⇒ Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777
Erebia mancinus (Doubleday, 1849)⇒ Erebia disa Thunberg, 1791
Erebia occulta Roos & Kimmich, 1983Eskimo Alpine
Erebia pawloskii Ménétriés, 1859Theano Alpine
Erebia rossii Curtis, 1834Arctic Alpine
Erebia youngi Holland, 1900Four-dotted Alpine
Euphydryas anicia Doubleday, 1847Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas colon (Edwards, 1881)⇒ Euphydryas chalcedon Doubleday & ..., 1847
Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852Bay checkerspot Butterfly
Euphydryas gillettii Barnes, 1897Gillett's checkerspot
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777American Snout
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852Lorquin's admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii W.H. Edwards, 1861Weidemeyer's admiral
Megisto cymela Cramer, 1777Little Wood Satyr
Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865Grasshopper Satyr
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Oeneis (Oeneis) alberta Elwes, 1893Alberta Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) alpina Kurentzov, 1970Eskimo arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792Arctic Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) chryxus Doubleday, 1849'Brown' Chryxus Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806Baltic Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) macounii Edwards, 1885Canada Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775Melissa Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) nevadensis Felder, 1867Great Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866Ocellate arctic
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773
Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861Mylitta Crescenspot
Phyciodes pallida Edwards, 1864Pale crescent
Phyciodes pulchella (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia oreas Edwards, 1869Oreas Anglewing
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852Calippe Fritillary
Speyeria coronis Behr, 1862Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779Diana
Speyeria edwardsii Reakirt, 1866Edward's fritillary
Speyeria egleis Behr, 1862Egleis Fritillary
Speyeria hesperis (W.H. Edwards, 1864)⇒ Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862
Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869Hydaspe Fritillary
Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773Female Regal Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869Atronia Fritillary
Speyeria zerene Boisduval, 1852'Spring Mountains' Zerene Fritillary
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Upper Great Plains
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

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

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		3
28		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLibytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		1
4		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		8
32		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		8
32		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
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Nymphalidae at itis.gov