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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
669
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
430
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
364
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
84
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
33
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
7 Genera with 27 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Argyronome Hübner, 1771Eastern Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1764Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries20SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1940Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
27 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Melitaea afghana (Kollar, 1850)⇒ Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea avinovi Sheljuzhko, 1914
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma nadezhdae Sheljuzhko, 1912
Melitaea didymaeformia Verity, 1950
Melitaea didymina Staudinger, 1895
Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea kuchi Wyatt, 1961
Melitaea lutko Evans, 1932Balochi Fritillary
Melitaea mimetica Higgins, 1940
Melitaea minerva Staudinger, 1881Pamir Fritillary
Melitaea nora
Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850Desert Fritillary
Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
Melitaea persea persea Kollar, , 1849
Melitaea saxatilis Christoph, 1873
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa martini-voigti Kleinschmidt, 1940

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in Afghanistan
TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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