Checklist for Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
5425
11871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 526
5418
11860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
5315
11672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 332
4419
10200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 71
1255
2808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
1251
2798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1237
2748 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
751
1740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
686
1616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
177
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 66
121 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Western Cape
66 Genera with 121 Species #ABCDEHIJMOPSTVY
| Acraea Fabricius, 1847 | Acraeas | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aeropetes Billberg, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1775 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1823 | African Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aulocera Butler, 1891 | Banded Satyrs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 1850 | Bush Browns | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1799 | Lesser Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Byblia Hübner, 1773 | Joker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calliploea Butler, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cassionympha van Son, G., 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacroptera Karsch, 1782 | Pirates | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1781 | Emperors | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1761 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corbulis Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoe Hübner, 1889 | Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynthia Fabricius, 1758 | Painted ladies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrestis Boisduval, 1899 | Map Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1910 | Milkweeds | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dira Hübner, 1806 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915 | Autumn leaf | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1917 | Alpines | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumenis Hübner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaedra Hübner, 1763 | Fig Eaters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1875 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1895 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 0 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1901 | Brush-footed butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropsis Kunth, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothyris Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ideopsis Horsfield, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1860 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | Melampias Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1851 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1849 | Leafwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1935 | Morpho butterfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mycalesis Hübner, 1892 | Bushbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oeneis Hübner, 1806 | Arctics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralethe Van Son, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuptychia W. Forster, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penthema Doubleday, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaedyma Felder, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Physcaeneura Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1782 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonympha Wallengren, 1955 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhogyra Hübner, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salamis Boisduval, 1782 | Mother-of-Pearls | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sallya Koçak, 1996 | Tree nymphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | Serradinga G.A. Henning..., 1996 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stygionympha Van Son, 1955 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Taenaris Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarsocera Butler, 1969 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Torynesis Butler, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vindula Hemming, 1912 | Cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypthima Hübner, 1883 | Ringlets | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Cape
121 Species and 46 Subspecies | Acraea axina Westwood, 1881 | Little Acraea | | Acraea horta Linnaeus, 1764 | Garden Acraea | | Acraea lygus Druce, 1875 | Lygus Acraea | | Acraea masaris masaris Oberthür, 1893 | | | Acraea natalica Boisduval, 1847 | Natal Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea nohara Boisduval, 1847 | Light Red Acraea | | Acraea stenobea Wallengren, 1860 | Suffused Acraea | | Acraea violarum Boisduval, 1847 | Speckled Red Acraea | | Aeropetes tulbaghia Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Pride | | Amauris albimaculata Butler, 1875 | Layman | | Amauris echeria Stoll, 1790 | Chief | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Anaea troglodyta portia Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Antanartia hippomene Hübner, 1823 | Southern Short-tailed Admiral | | Aulocera sybillina bianor Grum-Grschim..., 1891 | | | Bicyclus anynana Butler, 1879 | Squinting bush brown | | Bicyclus ena Hewitson, 1877 | Grizzled Bush Brown | | Bicyclus safitza Westwood, 1850 | Black-haired Bush Brown | | Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794 | Arctic Fritillary | | Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791 | Frigga Fritillary | | Boloria selene myrina Cramer, 1777 | Myrina Fritillary | | Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799) | ⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799 | | Byblia anvatara Boisduval, 1833 | African Joker | | Byblia ilithyia Drury, 1773 | Joker | | Calliploea pumila melitta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Cassionympha cassius Godart, 1824 | Rainforest Brown | | Catacroptera cloanthe Cramer, 1782 | Pirate | | Charaxes cithaeron Felder, 1859 | Blue-spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes jahlusa Trimen, 1862 | Pearl Spotted Charaxes | | Charaxes pelias Cramer, 1775 | Protea Charaxes | | Charaxes xiphares Cramer, 1781 | Forest King Charaxes | | Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 | Pearly Heath | | Corbulis cassotis rhene Godman-&-Salvin, 1878 | | | Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyrestis acilia laelia C. & R. Felder, 1860 | | | Cyrestis elegans natta Swinhoe, 1899 | | | Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Monarch | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Danaus genutia tychius Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Dira clytus Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Autumn Widow | | Dira oxylus Trimen, 1806 | Pondoland Widow | | Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777 | | Erebia callias Edwards, 1871 | Colorado Alpine | | Erebia epipsodea Butler, 1868 | Common Alpine | | Erebia neriene neriene Böber, 1809 | | | Erebia oeme noctua Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928 | | | Eumenis statilinus onosandrus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Euphaedra medon medon Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Euphydryas anicia eurytion Mead, 1875 | Anicia Checkerspot | | Euploea spiculifera dromius Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Euthalia agnis tinna | | | Heliconius antiochus aranea Fabricius, 1793 | | | Heliconius hecale sisyphus Salvin, 1871 | | | Heliconius melpomene milesia (H.H. Riffarth, 1901) | ⇒ Heliconius melpomene thelxiopeia Staudinger, 1897 | | Heteropsis perspicua Trimen, 1873 | Eyed Bush Brown | | Historis acheronta pherecydes (C. Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Historis acheronta acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypolimnas bolina nerina Fabricius, 1775 | Blue moon | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hypothyris ninonia mutilla Hewitson, 1867 | | | Ideopsis vitrea oenopia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775 | | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775 | | Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851 | | | Memphis echemus echemus E. Doubleday, 1849 | Cuban Leafwing | | Mestra dorcas hersilia J.C. Fabricius, 1776 | | | Morpho aurora pseudocypris Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Morpho heterotropus Le Moult & R..., 1962 | | | Morpho menelaus chlorophorus Rousseau-Dec..., 1935 | | | Mycalesis anisops (Karsch, 1892) | ⇒ Bicyclus anisops Karsch, 1892 | | Oeneis (Oeneis) jutta Hübner, 1806 | Baltic Grayling | | Paralethe dendrophilus Trimen, 1862 | Bush Beauty | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Pareuptychia poltys Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Penthema lisarda lisarda Doubleday, 1845 | Himalayan Yellow Kaiser | | Phaedyma columella singa Fruhstorfer, 1899 | Short Banded Sailor | | Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865 | Dark Crescent | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Physcaeneura panda Boisduval, 1847 | Dark-webbed Ringlet | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Pseudonympha detecta (Trimen, 1914) | ⇒ Cassionympha detecta Trimen, 1914 | | Pseudonympha hippia Cramer, 1782 | Burchell´s Brown | | Pseudonympha machacha Riley, 1938 | Machacha Brown | | Pseudonympha magoides Van Son, 1955 | False Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha magus Fabricius, 1793 | Silver-bottom Brown | | Pseudonympha trimenii Butler, 1868 | Trimen´s Brown | | Pseudonympha varii Van Son, 1955 | Vari's Brown | | Pyrrhogyra edocla edocla (Doubleday, , 1848) | ⇒ Pyrrhogyra edocla lysanias C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862 | 'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary | | Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos &..., 1945 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877 | Callippe Fritillary | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Stygionympha dicksoni Riley, 1938 | Dickson's Brown | | Stygionympha geraldi Pennington, 1970 | Gerald's Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha irrirata Trimen, 1873 | | | Stygionympha scotina Quickelberge, 1979 | Eastern Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha vigilans Trimen, 1887 | Western Hillside Brown | | Stygionympha wichgrafi Van Son, 1955 | Wichgraf´s Brown | | Taenaris catops pamphagus | | | Tarsocera cassina Butler, 1868 | Sand-dune Widow | | Tarsocera cassus Linnaeus, 1764 | Spring Widow | | Tarsocera dicksoni Van Son, 1962 | Dickson's Widow | | Tarsocera fulvina Vári, 1971 | Karoo Widow | | Tarsocera imitator Vári, 1971 | Deceptive Widow | | Tarsocera namaquensis Vári, 1971 | Namaqua Widow | | Tarsocera southeyae Dickson, 1969 | Southey's Widow | | Torynesis magna Van Son, 1941 | Large Widow | | Torynesis mintha Geyer, 1837 | Mintha Widow | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vindula dejone bagrada Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832) | ⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | | Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883 | Granular Ringlet |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Western Cape | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 5
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 1
3 | 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 | 15
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 24
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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