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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
3170
6176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
3169
6175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
366
3104
6047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
2615
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
842
1655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
841
1654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
838
1649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
584
1206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
524
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
115
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
59
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
10
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Aegean Islands
10 Genera with 21 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1777Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings4SpeciesTaxom
Salamis Boisduval, 1793Mother-of-Pearls1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aegean Islands
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893Eastern Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Salamis cacta Fabricius, 1793Lilac Beauty
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in Aegean Islands
TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Nymphalinae at artfakta.se
Nymphalinae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalinae at itis.gov