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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
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Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3395
12660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
83
3379
12640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
3361
12516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
2326
8722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2103
7702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
513
2700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
234
1298
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
24
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
24 Genera with 163 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1929Tortoiseshells12SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1994Mongols12SpeciesTaxom
Argyreus Fabricius, 1763Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Argyronome Hübner, 1866Eastern Silverstripes3SpeciesTaxom
Bhagadatta Moore, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1829Painted ladies2SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1910Autumn leaf2SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1926Checkerspots15SpeciesTaxom
Hypodryas Higgins, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems8SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1787Buckeyes23SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1886Oak Leaf butterflies5SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1886Small Fritillaries86SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Microtia H. Bates, 1864Tiny Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies32SpeciesTaxom
Parthenos Hübner, 1787Clipper2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings10SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 0Commodores10SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1999Jesters19SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1929Admirals7SpeciesTaxom
Yoma Doherty, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
163 Species and 112 Subspecies
Aglais caschmirensis Kollar, 1848Indian Tortoiseshell
Aglais chinensis Leech, 1898
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais kaschmirensis Kollar, 1848Indian Tortoiseshell
Aglais ladakensis Moore, 1878Ladak Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae chinensis Leech, 1893
Aglais urticae connexa Butler, , 1882
Aglais urticae coreensis Kleinschmidt, 1929
Aglais urticae eximia Sheljuzhko, 1919
Aglais urticae kansuensis Kleinschmidt, 1940
Aglais urticae stoetzneri Kleinschmidt, 1929
Araschnia burejana Bremer, 1861Large Map
Araschnia chinensis Oberthür, 1917
Araschnia davidis Poujade, 1885Chinese Map Butterfly
Araschnia dohertyi Moore, 1899Mongol
Araschnia doris Leech, 1892
Araschnia fallax (Janson, 1878)⇒ Araschnia burejana Bremer, 1861
Araschnia kurilicola (Bremer, 1861)⇒ Araschnia burejana Bremer, 1861
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Araschnia levana wladimiri Kardakoff, 1928
Araschnia oreas (Leech, 1892)⇒ Araschnia davidis Poujade, 1885
Araschnia prorsoides Blanchard, 1871Mongol
Araschnia zhangi (I. Chou, 1994)⇒ Araschnia doris Leech, 1892
Argyreus hyperbius (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Argynnis hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763
Argyreus hyperbius hyperbius Linnaeus, 1763Indian Fritillary
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771
Argyronome laodice japonica Ménétriés, 1857
Argyronome ruslana Motschulsky, 1866
Bhagadatta austenia (Moore, 1872)⇒ Limenitis austenia Moore, 1872
Bhagadatta austenia montana Hall, 1923
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Cynthia elymnias Rambur, 1829
Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777Australian leafwing
Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis Fruhstorfer, 1910Autumn Leaf
Euphydryas asiatica Staudinger, 1881
Euphydryas asiatica alexandrina Staudinger, 1887
Euphydryas asiatica narina Oberthür, 1909
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Euphydryas ichnea Boisduval, 1833Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas ichnea ichnea Boisduval, 1833
Euphydryas iduna Dalman, 1816Lapland Fritillary
Euphydryas intermedia Ménétriés, 1859Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Euphydryas maturna staudingeri Wnukowsky, 1929
Euphydryas sibirica Staudinger, 1871
Euphydryas sibirica davidi Oberthür, 1881
Euphydryas sibirica eothena Röber, 1926
Hypodryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758
Hypolimnas alimena saturnia Fruhstorfer, 1903
Hypolimnas anomala Wallace, 1869Crow Egg-fly
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina bolina Linnaeus, 1758Great Egg-fly
Hypolimnas bolina kezia Butler, , 1878
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 almana almana Linnaeus, 1758Oriental Peacock Pansy
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Junonia hierta hierta Fabricius, 1793Yellow Pansy
Junonia hierta magna Evans, 1926
Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782Chocolate Pansy
Junonia iphita horsfieldii Moore, 1899
Junonia iphita iphita Cramer, , 1779Chocolate Pansy
Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Junonia lemonias lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Junonia asteriae Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia asterie Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Junonia atlites atlites Linnaeus, 1763Grey Pansy
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Junonia orithya hainanensis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Junonia orithya ocyale Hübner, 1819Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya orithya Linnaeus, 1758Oriental Blue Pansy
Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864Southern Soldier Pansy
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787Albin's Hampstead Eye
Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840Dead Leaf
Kallima inachus chinensis Swinhoe, 1893
Kallima inachus formosana Fruhstorfer, 1912Orange Oakleaf
Kallima inachus siamensis Fruhstorfer, 1913Indian Leaf Butterfly
Kallima knyvetti de Nicéville, 1886Oakleaf
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Kaniska canace canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Melitaea agar Oberthür, 1886
Melitaea agar agar
Melitaea ala Lukhtanov, 1999
Melitaea ala determinata Bryk, 1940
Melitaea ala sheljuzhkoi Bryk, 1940
Melitaea ala strandi Bryk, 1940
Melitaea ambigua (Butler, 1878)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea ambigua niphona Butler, 1878
Melitaea amoenula C. & R.Felder, 1867
Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1861Blackvein Fritillary
Melitaea arcesia arcesia Bremer, 1864
Melitaea arcesia irma (Higgins, 1941)⇒ Mellicta sikkimensis Moore, 1901
Melitaea arcesia rucephala (Fruhstorfer, 1915)⇒ Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1861
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea arduinna arduinna Esper, 1783
Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828Little Fritillary
Melitaea asteroidea (Staudinger, 1881)⇒ Melitaea turanica Erschov, 1874
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea athalia baikalensis Bremer, 1861
Melitaea athene Staudinger, 1881
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea aurelia distans Higgins, 1955
Melitaea balba Evans, 1912
Melitaea balbita (Moore, 1874)⇒ Melitaea balba Evans, 1912
Melitaea bellona Leech, 1892
Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847Assmann's Fritillary
Melitaea britomartis amurensis Staudinger, 1892
Melitaea britomartis latefascia Fixsen, 1883
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea cinxia cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea cinxia oasis Huang & Mura..., 1992
Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832Provençal Fritillary
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea diamina hebe Borkhausen, 1793
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma kirgisica Bryk, 1940
Melitaea didyma turkestanica Sheljushko, 1924
Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea didymoides didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea didymoides eupatides Fruhstorfer, 1917
Melitaea didymoides latonia Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Melitaea didymoides pekinensis Seitz, 1909
Melitaea didymoides yugakuana Matsumura, 1927
Melitaea fergana Staudinger, 1882
Melitaea infernalis Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Melitaea jezabel Oberthür, 1888
Melitaea latonia (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea latonigena Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea lunulata Staudinger, 1901
Melitaea mandschukoana (Eversmann, 1847)⇒ Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea mandschurica (Seitz, 1908)⇒ Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea minerva Staudinger, 1881Pamir Fritillary
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea pallas Staudinger, 1886
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850Desert Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe mandarina Seitz, 1909
Melitaea phoebe wagneri Wnukowsky, 1929
Melitaea plotina Bremer, 1861
Melitaea plotina plotina Bremer, 1861
Melitaea protomedia (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789
Melitaea protomedia protomedia Ménétriés, 1859
Melitaea protomedia regama (Fruhstorfer, 1915)⇒ Melitaea diamina protomedia Ménétriés, 1858
Melitaea pyronia (Hübner, 1800)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea rebeli Wnukowsky, 1929
Melitaea regama Fruhstorfer, 1915
Melitaea robertsi Butler, 1880Baluchi Fritillary
Melitaea romanovi Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Melitaea romanovi romanovi Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Melitaea romanovi shanshiensis Murayama, 1955
Melitaea scotosia Butler, 1878
Melitaea seitzi (Eversmann, 1847)⇒ Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea sibina Alpheraky, 1882
Melitaea sindura Moore, 1865
Melitaea solona (Alpheraky, 1881)⇒ Melitaea turanica Erschov, 1874
Melitaea sultanensis Staudinger, 1886
Melitaea sutschana Staudinger, 1892
Melitaea sutschana sutschana Staudinger, 1892
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea turanica Erschov, 1874
Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851Grison's Fritillary
Melitaea yuenty Oberthür, 1886
Melitaea yuenty yuenty Oberthur, 1886
Mellicta asteria (FREYER, 1828)⇒ Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta aurelia (NICKERL, 1850)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Mellicta aurelia luceria Fruhstorfer, 1917
Mellicta deione (Hübner, 1829)⇒ Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832
Mellicta parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851)⇒ Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851
Mellicta sikkimensis Moore, 1901Blackvein Fritillary
Mellicta varia (Meyer-Dür, 1851)⇒ Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851
Microtia elva Bates, 1864Elf
Nymphalis (Aglais) ladakensis Moore, 1878Ladak Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Aglais) urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ 
Nymphalis urticae chinensis Leech, 1893
Nymphalis urticae eximia Sheljuzhko, 1919
Nymphalis urticae stoetzneri Kleinschmidt, 1929
Nymphalis (Inachis) io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa yedanula Fruhstorfer, 1909
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis xanthomelas fervescens Stichel, 1908Large tortoiseshell
Nymphalis xanthomelas japonica Stichel, 1902
Nymphalis xanthomelas xanthomelas Esper, 1780
Nymphalis (Polygonia) c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis c-album extensa Leech, 1892
Nymphalis c-album hamigera Butler, 1877
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis c-aureum Linnaeus, 1758Asian Comma
Nymphalis canace (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Vanessa charonia Linnaeus, 1763
Nymphalis canace canace Linnaeus, 1763
Nymphalis canace charonides Stichel, 1908
Nymphalis caschmirensis Kollar, 1844Indian Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis caschmirensis nixa Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
Nymphalis egea (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Polygonia vau-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis egea undina Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
Nymphalis extensa S. Y. Lang, 2010
Nymphalis extensa gongga S. Y. Lang, 2010
Nymphalis gigantea Leech, 1890
Nymphalis interposita Staudinger, 1881
Nymphalis interposita tibetana Elwes, 1888
Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776Clipper
Parthenos sylvia gambrisius Fabricius, 1787
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-album chingana Kleinschmidt, 1929
Polygonia c-album extensa Leech, 1892
Polygonia c-album hamigera Butler, 1877
Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum Linnaeus, 1758
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia gigantea Leech, 1890Giant Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Precis almana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Junonia almana Linnaeus, 1758
Precis ammonia (Herrich-Schä..., 1851)⇒ Precis ionia Eversmann, 1851
Precis atlites laomedia Linnaeus, 1758
Precis hara (Moore, 1857)⇒ Pseudergolis wedah Kollar, 1848
Precis hierta (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ 
Precis ionia Eversmann, 1851
Precis lemonias lemonias
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Precis orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764
Precis orithya orithya
Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872Himalayan Jester
Symbrenthia brabira brabira Moore, 1872
Symbrenthia brabira leoparda Chou & Li, 1994
Symbrenthia doni Tytler, 1940Tytler´s Jester
Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779Common Jester
Symbrenthia hippoclus hippoclus Cramer, 1779
Symbrenthia hippoclus lucianus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Symbrenthia hippoclus lucina Cramer, 1782
Symbrenthia hypselis Godart, 1823Himalayan Jester
Symbrenthia hypselis cotanda Moore, 1874Spotted jester
Symbrenthia hypselis hypselis Godart, 1824
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908Common Jester
Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Symbrenthia lilaea lunica M.J. Bascomb..., 1999
Symbrenthia niphanda Moore, 1872Blue-Tail Jester
Symbrenthia silana de Nicéville, 1885Scarce Jester
Symbrenthia sinoides Hall, 1935
Symbrenthia viridilunulata H. Huang, 1999
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui japonica (Stichel, 1908)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa chinganensis Kleinschmidt, 1929
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa indica indica Herbst, 1794Indian Red Admiral
Vanessa stoetzneri Kleinschmidt, 1929
Yoma sabina Cramer, 1780Australian lurcher

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in China
TribeArgynniini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
4
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeKallimini
Doherty, 1886
Mimics, Peacocks and Allies
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
4
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
8
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParthenini
Reuter, 1896
Admirals
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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