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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		552
4888
10238		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		550
4884
10233		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		523
4755
9881		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		357
3942
8143		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		65
1108
2366		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		64
1107
2365		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1104
2362		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
716
1569		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
635
1343		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
130
235		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		57
101		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
57 Genera with 101 Species
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Acraea Fabricius, 1782Acraeas3SpeciesTaxom
Adelpha Hübner, 1837Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anaea Hübner, 1864Leafwings2SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1787Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors2SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Brenthis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs2SpeciesTaxom
Charidryas Scudder, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1900
Fritillaries0SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopsis R. Felder, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1910Milkweeds3SpeciesTaxom
Doxocopa Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1907Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enodia Hübner, 1781Pearly-eyes3SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1917Alpines2SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1909Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Fountainea Rydon, 1824Leafwings1SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1901Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ithomia Hübner, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1780Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters5SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1777New World Snouts1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns2SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1776Daggerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Megisto Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neominois Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Neonympha Hübner, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1852Arctics2SpeciesTaxom
Opsiphanes Doubleday, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents4SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Sagaritis Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Satyrodes Scudder, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1878Fritillaries7SpeciesTaxom
Taygetis Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
101 Species and 24 Subspecies
Acraea lygus Druce, 1875Lygus Acraea
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782
Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837Bredow'S Sister
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anaea andria Scudder, 1875Goatweed Butterfly
Anaea didea Weidermeyer, 1864
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787Aphrodite Friitllary
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Asterocampa clyton Boisduval & ..., 1835Tawny Emperor
Boloria (Boloria) aquilonaris Stichel, 1908Cranberry Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864Pacific Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Brenthis myrina Cramer, 1777
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Cercyonis pegala pegala Fabricius, 1775Common Wood Nymph
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862Eastern Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808Gemmed Satyr
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Migratory Monarch
Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910
Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824)⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777
Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936Northern pearly eye
Enodia creola Skinner, 1897Creole Pearly Eye
Enodia portlandia (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Lethe portlandia Fabricius, 1781
Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868Common Alpine
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Fountainea halice halice Godart, 1824
Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901)⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897
Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793
Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793Carolina Satyr
Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758Blue-banded Egg-fly
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Ianussiusa maso maso Godman, 1905
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Ithomia drymo Hübner, 1816
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Lethe (Enodia) creola (Skinner, 1897)⇒ Enodia creola Skinner, 1897
Lethe (Enodia) portlandia Fabricius, 1781Pearly Eye
Lethe (Satyrodes) appalachia R. Chermock, 1947Appalachian Brown
Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777American Snout
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis arthemis arthemis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Limenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775Red-spotted purple
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina janira Linnaeus, 1758
Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing
Megisto cymela Cramer, 1777Little Wood Satyr
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Neominois ridingsii Edwards, 1865Grasshopper Satyr
Neonympha areolatus Smith, 1797Georgia Satyr
Neonympha helicta (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Neonympha areolatus Smith, 1797
Neonympha mitchellii French, 1889Mitchell's satyr
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis anitopaMourning Cloak Butterfly
Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Oeneis pusilla LeConte, 1852
Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917
Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907Zelotes Owl-Butterfly
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Sagaritis cuficoxalis
Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947)⇒ Lethe appalachia R. Chermock, 1947
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779Diana
Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773Female Regal Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878
Taygetis ypthima xantippe Butler, 1869
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa iole (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCharaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyCyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows		4
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings		10
21		Genera
Species
Taxom

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

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives		2
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls		1
2		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		11
28		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs		21
32		Genera
Species
Taxom



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