Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 211
830
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 211
830
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 206
825
1106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 144
685
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
176
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
176
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
172
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
126
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
121
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 25
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Peninsula
8 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Cape Peninsula
8 Species and 2 Subspecies | Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | | Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Historis acheronta pherecydes (C. Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Historis acheronta acheronta Fabricius, 1775 | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Junonia natalica Felder, 1860 | Brown Pansy | | Precis archesia Cramer, 1782 | Garden Commodore | | Salamis parrhassus Drury, 1782 | | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
Links, sources and further information Nymphalinae at artfakta.se
Nymphalinae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalinae at itis.gov
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