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Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3413
8111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3364
8028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
2941
7315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
811
1724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
810
1720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
803
1707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
531
1031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
451
793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
59
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
29
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Midlands
29 Genera with 42 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Apatura Fabricius, 1758Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries7SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries10SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1901Heaths8SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1790Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Erebia Dalman, 1917Alpines3SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Heteronympha Wallengren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hipparchia Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1775Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1957Walls and wallbrowns4SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1764Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1969Meadowbrowns3SpeciesTaxom
Melanargia Meigen, 1913Marbled white2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1906Anglewing butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1938Anglewings15SpeciesTaxom
Pyronia Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1889Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
42 Species and 52 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758Lesser Purple Emperor
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia confluens Spuler, 1901
Argynnis paphia ocellata Frings, 1888
Argynnis paphia transversa Lempke, 1956
Argynnis (Fabriciana) adippe (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Fabriciana adippe Denis & Schi..., 1775
Argynnis adippe vulgoadippe Verity, 1929High Brown Fritillary
Argynnis (Mesoacidalia) aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Speyeria aglaja Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) euphrosyne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Clossiana euphrosyne Linnaeus, 1758
Boloria euphrosyne conducta Nordstrom, 1933
Boloria euphrosyne interligata Cabeau, 1919
Boloria euphrosyne pallida Spuler, 1901
Boloria euphrosyne pittionii Nitsche, 1926
Boloria euphrosyne stramineus Frohawk, 1938
Boloria euphrosyne tatrica Aigner, 1906
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Boloria selene selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus biocellata Strand, 1904
Coenonympha pamphilus neca Strand, 1919
Coenonympha pamphilus ocellata Tutt, 1896
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia davus (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764
Coenonympha tullia polydama Haworth, 1803Large Heath
Coenonympha tullia scotica Staudinger, 1901Large Heath
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Danaus petilia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Danaus chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758
Erebia epiphron Knoch, 1783Mountain Ringlet
Erebia epiphron mnemon Haworth, 1812Mountain Ringlet
Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia ocellata Caruel, 1944
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775Common Brown
Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758Grayling
Hipparchia semele semele (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hipparchia semele Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io belisaria Oberthür & ..., 1889
Inachis io prochnovi Pronin, 1925
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767The Wall
Lasiommata megera anticrassipuncta Lempke, 1957
Lasiommata megera postannulata Lempke, 1957
Lasiommata megera postdisconnula Lempke, 1957
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina iernes Graves, 1930Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina insularis Thompson, 1969Meadow Brown
Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758Marbled White
Melanargia galathea serena (Verity, 1913)⇒ Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros magnipuncta Lempke, 1956
Nymphalis polychloros quinquepunctata Raynor, 1906
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821)⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-album delta-album Joseph, 1919
Polygonia c-album dilutus Frohawk, 1938
Polygonia c-album g-album Tutt, 1896
Polygonia c-album hutchinsoni Robson, 1896
Polygonia c-album i-album Tutt, 1896
Polygonia c-album imperfecta Blachier, 1908
Polygonia c-album iota-album Newnham, 1894
Polygonia c-album nigracastanea Verity, 1950
Polygonia c-album nubilata Lempke, 1956
Polygonia c-album o-album Tutt, 1896
Polygonia c-album obscura Closs, 1916
Polygonia c-album pictior Verity, 1919
Polygonia c-album reichstettensis Fettig, 1893
Polygonia c-album suffusa Frohawk, 1938
Pyronia (Pyronia) tithonus Linnaeus, 1767Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus britanniae Verity, 1915Gatekeeper
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Taenaris catops catops Westwood, 1851
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui priameis Schultz, 1904
Vanessa cardui semisuffusa (T.D.A. Cocke..., 1889)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in West Midlands
SubfamilyApaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDanainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
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
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySatyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)


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