Checklist of Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Admirals)
for Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2489
4261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2487
4259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 341
2455
4211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 230
1975
3494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
463
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
463
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
463
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
329
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
316
524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
102
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 53
90 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Windward Islands
53 Genera with 90 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1782 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1862 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Adelpha Hübner, 1866 | Sister | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Altinote Potts, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amauris Hübner, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaea Hübner, 1825 | Leafwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Antirrhea Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biblis Fabricius, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blepolenis Röber, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1767 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1870 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calisto Hübner, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1875 | Checkerspots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenonympha Hübner, 1758 | Heaths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Consul Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1941 | Milkweeds | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dione Hübner, 1779 | Silverspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Doxocopa Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1969 | Julia Heliconians | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eresia Boisduval, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretris Thieme, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 1782 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hamadryas Hübner, 1823 | Calicoes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1767 | Brush-footed butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Historis Hübner, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypanartia Hübner, 1862 | Mapwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ithomia Hübner, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janatella Higgins, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1867 | Buckeyes | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1819 | New World Snouts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycorea Doubleday, 1817 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1776 | Daggerwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanargia Meigen, 1758 | Marbled white | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1779 | Small Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Memphis Hübner, 1884 | Leafwings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1850 | Morpho butterfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parathyma Moore, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pedaliodes Butler, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1926 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904 | Jesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1832 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tithorea Doubleday, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Windward Islands
90 Species and 52 Subspecies | Acraea zetes menippe Drury, 1782 | | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Actinote anteas Doubleday, 1847 | Anteas Actinote | | Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873 | | | Actinote flavibasis Jordan, 1913 | | | Actinote pellenea (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Actinote canutia Hopffer, 1873 | | Actinote stratonice Latreille, 1811 | | | Actinote trinacria Felder, 1862 | | | Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | Bredow'S Sister | | Adelpha eulalia (Doubleday, 1848) | ⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | | Adelpha gelania Godart, 1824 | Antillean Sister | | Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866 | | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | | Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | Altinote neleus Latreille, 1811 | | | Amauris phaedon Fabricius, 1798 | | | Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Tropical Leafwing | | Anaea troglodyta (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Anaea aidea Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | Anaea troglodyta troglodyta Fabricius, 1775 | Florida Leafwing | | Anaea verticordia Hübner, 1825 | | | Anartia amathea amathea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | White Peacock | | Antirrhea miltiades Fabricius, 1793 | | | Biblis hyperia Cramer, 1779 | Crimson-banded Black | | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Boloria (Clossiana) dia (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Clossiana dia Linnaeus, 1767 | | Caligo illioneus oberon Butler, 1870 | Dusky Owl-Butterfly | | Calisto confusa Lathy, 1899 | Confused Calisto | | Calisto hysius Godart, 1824 | | | Chlosyne endeis endeis Godman & Salvin, 1894 | Banded Checkerspot | | Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875 | | | Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Heath | | Consul tithoreides Butler, 1873 | | | Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | | Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | Montezuma’s Soldier | | Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775 | Berenice Butterfly | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Danaus plexippus tobagi A. Clark, 1941 | | | Dione juno Cramer, 1779 | Juno Heliconian | | Doxocopa thoe Godart, 1824 | Hispaniolan Emperor | | Dryas iulia Fabricius, 1775 | Flambeau | | Dryas iulia dominicana Hall, 1917 | Julia | | Dryas iulia framptoni Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Dryas iulia martinica Enrico & Pin..., 1969 | Julia | | Eresia actinote actinote Salvin, 1869 | | | Eretris calisto calisto C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Eunica monima Cramer, 1782 | Dingy purplewing | | Euptoieta claudia claudia (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798 | | Euptoieta claudia daunius Herbst, 1798 | Variegated Fritillary | | Hamadryas amphichloe diasia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Caribbean Cracker | | Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Godman & Salvin, 1883 | Black-patched Cracker | | Hamadryas fornax fornax Hübner, 1823 | | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Heterosais giulia edessa (covella R.F...., 1958) | ⇒ Heterosais giulia pallidula Haensch, 1903 | | Historis odius Fabricius, 1775 | Grape Shoemaker | | Historis odius caloucaera Brévignon, 2003 | Orion Cecropian | | Historis odius odius Fabricius, 1775 | Orion Cecropian | | Historis odius orion (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Historis odius odius Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypanartia lindigii C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | | Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869 | Malayan Egg-fly | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ithomia lycaste Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | | | Janatella leucodesma Felder, 1861 | Whitened Crescent | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004 | Mangrove buckeye | | Junonia orithya orthosia Godart, 1824 | | | Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867) | ⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | | Libytheana fulvescens Lathy, 1904 | Dominican Snout | | Libytheana terena Godart, 1819 | Antillean Snout | | Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775 | Clearwing Mimic Queen | | Lycorea lamirus (Latreille, 1817) | ⇒ Lycorea ilione Cramer, 1775 | | Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1816 | Antillean dagger wing | | Marpesia merops Boisduval, 1836 | Spot-banded Daggerwing | | Marpesia petreus Cramer, 1776 | Mexican Ruddy Daggerwing | | Melanargia (Melanargia) galathea Linnaeus, 1758 | Marbled White | | Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778 | Fiery Fritillary | | Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779) | ⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Memphis acidalia memphis C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | | Memphis dominicana Godman & Salvin, 1884 | Godman´s Leaf | | Memphis dominicana dominicana Godman & Salvin, 1884 | Dominican Leafwing | | Memphis dominicana luciana A. Hall, 1929 | Dominican Leafwing | | Memphis verticordia dominicana F.D. Godman ..., 1884 | | | Mestra cana (Erichson, 1848) | ⇒ Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775 | | Mestra dorcas Fabricius, 1775 | Jamaican Mestra | | Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776 | South American Mestra | | Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851 | Cypris Morpho | | Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850 | Sulkowsky´s Morpho | | Neptis nitetis ormiscus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Pararge aegeria tircis (Godart, 1821) | ⇒ Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Parathyma jadera d´Orbigny, 1861 | | | Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986 | | | Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969 | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926 | Aphrodite Fritillary | | Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904 | | | Tellervo zoilus nedusia Geyer, 1832 | | | Tithorea tarricina Hewitson, 1858 | Cream-spotted Tigerwing | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalidae with occurrences in Windward Islands | Subfamily | Apaturinae
Boisduval, 1840
Emperors | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Biblidinae
Boisduval, 1833
Crackers, Greenwings, Planes, Purplewings, Tropical brushfoots | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Charaxinae
Guenée, 1865
Leaf butterflies, Leafwings, Leafwings and Relatives | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cyrestinae
Guenée, 1865
Daggerwings, Map Butterflies | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Danainae
Boisduval, 1833
Danaids, Glasswings, Milkweed butterflies, Monarch Butterflies, Monarchs, Tigers and Crows | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Heliconiinae
Swainson, 1822
Fritillaries, Heliconians, Heliconians and Fritillaries, Longwings | 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libytheinae
Boisduval, 1833
Beaks, Snout Butterflies, Snouts | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Limenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Morphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls | 4
6 | Genera
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 | 12
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Satyrinae
Boisduval, 1833
Brown Butterflies, Browns, Graylings, Heaths, Ringlets, Satyrids, Satyrines, Satyrs, Satyrs and Wood-nymphs | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815) |
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