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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1998
4501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1995
4497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
1988
4483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1398
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1301
3119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
463
1449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
242
699
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
32
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
32 Genera with 118 Species
#ABCDEHIJMOPSTV
Anartia Hübner, 1923Peacocks9SpeciesTaxom
Anthanassa Scudder, 1864Crescents7SpeciesTaxom
Antillea Higgins, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Baeotus Hemming, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Castilia Higgins, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Catagramma Boisduval, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1864Checkerspots9SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1942Mosaics or Beauties3SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1914Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Dagon Higgins, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Dymasia Higgins, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Hypanartia Hübner, 2001Mapwings8SpeciesTaxom
Hypodryas Higgins, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems3SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 0Buckeyes13SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1863Small Fritillaries9SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Ortilia Higgins, 187811SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1869Crescents7SpeciesTaxom
Phystis Higgins, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores4SpeciesTaxom
Siproeta Hübner, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Smyrna Hübner, 1833Beauties2SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904Jesters1SpeciesTaxom
Tegosa Higgins, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Telenassa Higgins, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tisona Higgins, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1819Admirals11SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
118 Species and 46 Subspecies
Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758Brown peacock
Anartia amathea amathea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835
Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835
Anartia amathea silvae (H.C.C. Burme..., 1861)⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793Banded peacock
Anartia fatima moreno A. Kruck, 1931
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae pallida (Köhler, 1923)⇒ Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763
Anthanassa atronia Bates, 1866Atronia Crescent
Anthanassa crithona Salvin, 1871Crithona Crescent
Anthanassa drusilla Felder, 1861Orange-patched Crescent
Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833Black Crescent
Anthanassa hermas Hewitson, 1864
Anthanassa nebulosa (Godman & Salvin, 1878)⇒ Anthanassa acesas Hewitson, 1864
Anthanassa otanes Hewitson, 1864Blackened Crescent
Antillea pelops Drury, 1773Antillean Crescent
Baeotus baeotus Doubleday, 1849
Castilia eranites Hewitson, 1857Mimic Crescent
Castilia griseobasalis Röber, 1914Gray-based Crescent
Castilia myia Hewitson, 1864Mayan Crescent
Castilia ofella Hewitson, 1864White-dotted Crescent
Catagramma astarte Cramer, 1782
Catagramma catagramma
Catagramma pygas Godart, 1823Godart'S Numberwing
Catagramma pyracmon Godart, 1823Google-Eyed Eighty-Eight
Chlosyne ehrenbergii Geyer, 1833White-rayed Checkerspot
Chlosyne erodyle Bates, 1864Erodyle Checkerspot
Chlosyne eumeda (Godman & Salvin, 1894)⇒ Chlosyne marina Geyer, 1837
Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875
Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782Crimson Patch
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Chlosyne lacinia saundersi E. Doubleday, 1847
Chlosyne marina Geyer, 1837Marina Checkerspot
Chlosyne melanarge Bates, 1864Black Checkerspot
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Colobura dirce dirce (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colobura dirce wolcotti Comstock, 1942
Colobura dirce wolcotti Comstock, 1942Dirce Beauty
Cynthia altissima Rosenberg en..., 1914
Dagon catagraphus (Hayward, 1933)⇒ Dagon catula Hopffer, 1874
Dagon catula Hopffer, 1874
Dagon minima (Röber, 1914)⇒ Dagon catula Hopffer, 1874
Dymasia dymas Edwards, 1877Chara Checkerspot
Eresia actinote actinote Salvin, 1869
Eresia lansdorfi Godart, 1819False Erato
Eresia mimas Staudinger, 1885
Eresia myia (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Castilia myia Hewitson, 1864
Eresia phillyra Hewitson, 1852Longwing Crescent
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Historis odius dious Lamas, 1995Orion Cecropian
Hypanartia bella Fabricius, 1793Bella Mapwing
Hypanartia demonica (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Hypanartia lethe Fabricius, 1793
Hypanartia dione Latreille, 1811Banded Mapwing
Hypanartia godmanii Bates, 1864Godman'S Mapwing
Hypanartia kefersteini Doubleday, 1847Red Mapwing
Hypanartia lethe Fabricius, 1793Orange Admiral
Hypanartia montana (Köhler, 1923)⇒ Hypanartia bella Fabricius, 1793
Hypanartia trimaculata Willmott, Ha..., 2001Reddish Mapwing
Hypodryas ichnea Boisduval, 1833
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas pandarus pandarus Linnaeus, 1758
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia lemonias lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779Black Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia evarete flirtea Fabricius, 1793
Junonia evarete huacapistana W. Forbes, 1929
Junonia evarete lavinia (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779
Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa W. Barnes & ..., 1916Dark Buckeye
Junonia evarete zonalis C. Felder & ..., 1867Tropical Buckeye
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia genoveva hilaris C. Felder & ..., 1867
Junonia lavinia Cramer, 1775
Junonia lavinia lavinia
Melitaea athalia corythalia Hübner, 1791
Melitaea corythalia (Hübner, 1793)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma latonigena Eversmann, 1851
Melitaea eos (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea phoebe scotosia Butler, 1878
Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876Algerian Fritillary
Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863
Metamorpha elissa Hübner, 1819Elissa Page
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811
Metamorpha stelenes Linnaeus, 1758
Ortilia atra (Röber, 1913)⇒ Ortilia ithra Kirby, 1871
Ortilia dicoma Hewitson, 1864Dicoma Crescent
Ortilia gentina Higgins, 1981Gentina Crescent
Ortilia ithra Kirby, 1871Ithra Crescent
Ortilia ithra rufocincta (A. Hall, 1928)⇒ Ortilia ithra Kirby, 1871
Ortilia janthe nigra (E. Giacomelli, 1928)⇒ Ortilia ithra Kirby, 1871
Ortilia janthe schaeferi (P.E. Köhler, 1945)⇒ Ortilia ithra Kirby, 1871
Ortilia liriope Cramer, 1775Brazilian Crescent
Ortilia orthia Hewitson, 1864Orthia Crescent
Ortilia velica Hewitson, 1864Velica Crescent
Ortilia velica durnfordi Godman & Salvin, 1878
Phyciodes claudina
Phyciodes epula (Boisduval, 1869)⇒ Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861
Phyciodes liriope Hewitson, 1852
Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861Mylitta Crescenspot
Phyciodes saladillensis (Giacomelli, 1911)⇒ Tisona saladillensis saladillensis Giacomelli, 1911
Phyciodes ursula (Staudinger, 1894)⇒ Tegosa orobia ursula Staudinger, 1894
Phyciodes vesta Edwards, 1869Mesquite Crescent
Phystis simois Hewitson, 1864
Phystis simois simois (Hewitson, 1864)⇒ Phystis simois variegata Röber, 1913
Phystis simois variegata Röber, 1913
Precis atlides Hübner, 1819
Precis limnoria Klug, 1845White-spotted Commodore
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Precis taveta (Klug, 1845)⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845
Siproeta epaphus epaphus Latreille, 1813Rusty-tipped Page
Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758Malachite
Siproeta superba Bates, 1864Broad-banded Page
Siproeta trayja Hübner, 1816
Smyrna blomfildia Fabricius, 1781Blomfild's beauty
Smyrna karwinskii Geyer, 1833Karwinski's beauty
Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904
Tegosa anieta Hewitson, 1864Black-bordered Crescent
Tegosa claudina Eschscholtz, 1821Apricot Crescent
Tegosa fragilis Bates, 1864
Tegosa guatemalena Bates, 1864Guatemalan Crescent
Tegosa liriope claudina (immaculata K..., 1935)⇒ Tegosa claudina Eschscholtz, 1821
Tegosa orobia Hewitson, 1864
Telenassa berenice Felder, 1862Narrow-banded Crescent
Telenassa berenice berenice C. Felder & ..., 1862
Telenassa berenice drusinilla Röber, 1913
Telenassa berenice teletusa (douglasi F. ..., 1953)⇒ Telenassa berenice drusinilla Röber, 1913
Telenassa jana Felder & Felder, 1867Jana Crescent
Telenassa signata Hall, 1928
Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855Nymphalid Moth
Tisona saladillensis saladillensis Giacomelli, 1911
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883Brazilian Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui ushuwaia (Bryk, 1944)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa caryae bruchi (P.E. Köhler, 1945)⇒ Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812
Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812Subtropical Lady
Vanessa caryoides (E. Giacomelli, 1922)⇒ Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812
Vanessa huntera dallasi (P.E. Köhler, 1945)⇒ Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883
Vanessa minuscula (K.J. Hayward, 1931)⇒ Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812
Vanessa terpsichore Philipi, 1859Chilean Lady
Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in Argentina
TribeArgynniini
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoeini
Scudder, 1893
Beauties
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeKallimini
Doherty, 1886
Mimics, Peacocks and Allies
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
14
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
6
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVictorinini
Scudder, 1893
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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