Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 522
4720
9946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 520
4716
9941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 494
4590
9612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 340
3833
7991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 65
1149
2510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1148
2509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1145
2506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
735
1665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
649
1393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
124
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 52
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virginia
52 Genera with 100 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1782 | Acraeas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1875 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argynnis Fabricius, 1787 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brenthis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1847 | Checkerspots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Clossiana Moore, 1900 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1764 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyllopsis R. Felder, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1910 | Milkweeds | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1907 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enodia Hübner, 1781 | Pearly-eyes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1917 | Alpines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eueides Hübner, 1909 | Longwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hermeuptychia Forster, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ianussiusa Pyrcz & Viloria, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1763 | Foresters | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1777 | New World Snouts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisto Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neonympha Hübner, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1775 | Anglewing butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1852 | Arctics | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sagaritis Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrodes Scudder, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Taygetis Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia
100 Species and 21 Subspecies | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782 | | | Aglais milberti Godart, 1819 | Fire-rim Tortoiseshell | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Anaea andria Scudder, 1875 | Goatweed Butterfly | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver Washed Fritillary | | Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | Aphrodite Friitllary | | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Asterocampa clyton Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Tawny Emperor | | Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775 | Meadow Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) epithore Edwards, 1864 | Pacific Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Brenthis myrina Cramer, 1777 | | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | Carlota Checkerspot | | Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862 | Eastern Checkerspot | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764 | 'California' Common Ringlet | | Cyllopsis gemma Hübner, 1808 | Gemmed Satyr | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory 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, 1936 | Northern pearly eye | | Enodia creola Skinner, 1897 | Creole Pearly Eye | | Enodia portlandia (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Lethe portlandia Fabricius, 1781 | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909 | | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897 | | Hermeuptychia hermes (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | | Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793 | Carolina Satyr | | Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue-banded Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan 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, 1822 | 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, 1781 | Pearly Eye | | Lethe (Satyrodes) appalachia R. Chermock, 1947 | Appalachian Brown | | Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763 | | Libytheana bachmanni Kirtland, 1852 | | | Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777 | American Snout | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Limenitis arthemis arthemis (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | | Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | | Limenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775 | Red-spotted purple | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Megisto cymela Cramer, 1777 | Little Wood Satyr | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Neonympha areolatus Smith, 1797 | Georgia Satyr | | Neonympha helicta (Hübner, 1808) | ⇒ Neonympha areolatus Smith, 1797 | | Neonympha mitchellii French, 1889 | Mitchell's satyr | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Nymphalis anitopa | Mourning Cloak Butterfly | | Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Comma Tortoiseshell | | Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Arctic | | Oeneis (Protoeneis) uhleri Realkirt, 1866 | Ocellate arctic | | Oeneis pusilla LeConte, 1852 | | | Opsiphanes batea euchlaena Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865 | Dark Crescent | | Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863 | Field Crescent | | Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | | Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864 | Cayman Crescent Spot | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing | | Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862 | 'Green' Green Comma | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden 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, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779 | Diana | | Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773 | Female Regal Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Taygetis ypthima xantippe Butler, 1869 | | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa iole (P. Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Virginia | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 10
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 1
2 | 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 | 11
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 19
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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