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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region Caucasus (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
523
6140
18845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
521
6137
18842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
497
6044
18637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4886
16042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1410
3390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1409
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1402
3377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
989
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
901
2246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
217
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
102
277
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
20
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caucasus
20 Genera with 75 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1871Tortoiseshells4SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks2SpeciesTaxom
Anthanassa Scudder, 1861Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1758Mosaics or Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1907Autumn leaf1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1828Checkerspots6SpeciesTaxom
Hypodryas Higgins, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems4SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes3SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1840Oak Leaf butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 0Small Fritillaries28SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 0Anglewing butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents6SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1870Anglewings10SpeciesTaxom
Tegosa Higgins, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caucasus
75 Species and 16 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae turcica Staudinger, 1871
Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758Brown peacock
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anthanassa drusilla Felder, 1861Orange-patched Crescent
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone ismeria (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1835)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone gorgone Hübner, 1810
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Doleschallia nacar trachelus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas discordia L.V. Bolshak..., 2013
Euphydryas iduna Dalman, 1816Lapland Fritillary
Euphydryas merope Prunner, 1798
Euphydryas orientalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Euphydryas provincialis Boisduval, 1828
Hypodryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758Peacock Pansy
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840Dead Leaf
Melitaea ala Lukhtanov, 1999
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea arduinna kocaki Wagener & Gross, 1976
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea collina (Lederer, 1861)⇒ Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861
Melitaea collina redica
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma meridionalis (Staudinger, 1870)⇒ Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778
Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Melitaea kotshubeji (Sheljuzhko, 1929)⇒ Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893Eastern Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850Desert Fritillary
Melitaea persea caucasica Staudinger, 1870
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe ottonis Fruhstorfer, 1916
Melitaea pseudosibina Alberti, 1969
Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876Algerian Fritillary
Melitaea telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893
Melitaea transcaucasica (Turati, 1921)⇒ Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea trivia caucasi
Melitaea turkmanica Higgins, 1940Turkmen Fritillary
Melitaea turkmenica
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta aurelia (NICKERL, 1850)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Mellicta caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Polygonia) c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis anitopaMourning Cloak Butterfly
Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861Mylitta Crescenspot
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes phaon aestiva (W.H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864
Phyciodes phaon hiemalis (W.H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Phyciodes phaon phaon W. H. Edwards, 1864
Phyciodes picta Edwards, 1865Painted Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus W. H. Edwards, 1870'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Polygonia zephyrus (Edwards, 1870)⇒ Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867
Tegosa guatemalena Bates, 1864Guatemalan Crescent
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in Caucasus
TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeKallimini
Doherty, 1886
Mimics, Peacocks and Allies
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
7
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVictorinini
Scudder, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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