Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Western Area (Sierra Leone)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 7
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
6
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Western Area (Sierra Leone)
11 Species | Acraea (Actinote) circeis Drury, 1782 | White Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) orestia Hewitson, 1874 | Orestia Glassy Acraea | | Acraea (Actinote) parrhasia (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Acraea dejana Fabricius, 1793 | | Acraea lycia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea serena Fabricius, 1775 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea zetes Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Spotted Acraea | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764 | Blue Pansy | | Precis octavia Cramer, 1779 | Gaudy Commodore |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Western Area (Sierra Leone) | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 1
7 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Nymphalidae at artfakta.se
Nymphalidae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalidae at gbif.org
Nymphalidae at irmng.org
Nymphalidae at itis.gov
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