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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region France (West Europe)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		910
14038
53142		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		905
14020
53106		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		814
13689
52240		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		463
10788
44860		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		87
3081
10842		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		86
3078
10825		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3063
10794		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1957
6013		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1773
5137		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
464
1495		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies		216
671		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents		30
130		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for France
30 Genera with 130 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells5SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks3SpeciesTaxom
Anthanassa Scudder, 1875
Crescents0SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols2SpeciesTaxom
Argyronome Hübner, 1771Eastern Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1852Checkerspots7SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1758Mosaics or Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies1SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1915Autumn leaf2SpeciesTaxom
Eresia Boisduval, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots11SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Hypodryas Higgins, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems6SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1787Buckeyes11SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1851Small Fritillaries28SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Metamorpha Hübner, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Microtia H. Bates, 1864Tiny Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies13SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents4SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings8SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores4SpeciesTaxom
Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Siproeta Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tegosa Higgins, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for France
130 Species and 28 Subspecies
Aglais ichnusa Bonelli, 1826Corsican Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Anartia amathea Linnaeus, 1758Brown peacock
Anartia fatima Fabricius, 1793Banded peacock
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Araschnia levana levana Linnaeus, 1758Map Butterfly
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771
Chlosyne endeis Godman & Salvin, 1894Banded Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810Carlota Checkerspot
Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862Eastern Checkerspot
Chlosyne janais Drury, 1782Crimson Patch
Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837Adjutrix Patch
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Chlosyne palla Boisduval, 1852Calydon Checkerspot
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Doleschallia bisaltide Cramer, 1777Australian leafwing
Doleschallia hexophthalmos donus Fruhstorfer, 1915
Eresia clio clio Linnaeus, 1758Clio Crescent
Eresia eunice eunice (Hübner, 1807)⇒ Eresia eunice esora Hewitson, 1857
Eresia ithomioides Hewitson, 1864Variable Crescent
Eresia nauplius Linnaeus, 1758Nauplius Crescent
Eresia polina lycus A. Hall, 1928
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia debilis (Oberthür, 1909)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas aurinia provincialis (Boisduval, 1829)⇒ Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775
Euphydryas beckeri Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Euphydryas desfontainii Godart, 1819Spanish Fritillary
Euphydryas intermedia Ménétriés, 1859Asian Fritillary
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Euphydryas maturna maturna Linnaeus, 1758
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Historis odius dious Lamas, 1995Orion Cecropian
Hypodryas gillettii (Barnes, 1897)⇒ Euphydryas gillettii Barnes, 1897
Hypodryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Hypolimnas antilope Cramer, 1779Spotted Crow Eggfly
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina bolina Linnaeus, 1758Great Egg-fly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Hypolimnas octocula Butler, 1869Eight-Spot Butterfly
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780Black-Mangrove Buckeye
Junonia natalica Felder, 1860Brown Pansy
Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya orthosia Godart, 1824
Junonia terea Drury, 1773Soldier Commodore
Junonia terea elgiva Hewitson, 1864Southern Soldier Pansy
Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787Albin's Hampstead Eye
Junonia villida villida Fabricius, 1787Meadow Argus
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Melitaea acentria Lukhtanov, 2017Acentria'S Fritillary
Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828Little Fritillary
Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775Heath Fritillary
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850Nickerl's Fritillary
Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847Assmann's Fritillary
Melitaea celadussa Fruhstorfer, 1910Heath Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832Provençal Fritillary
Melitaea dejone (FREYER, 1846)⇒ Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma occidentalis Staudinger, 1870
Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847
Melitaea ignasiti de Sagarra, 1926
Melitaea kotshubeji (Sheljuzhko, 1929)⇒ Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea maturna (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea nevadensis Oberthür, 1904
Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893Eastern Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea parthenie (Bergstrasser, 1780)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe punica Oberthür, 1876
Melitaea protomedia (Ménétriés, 1859)⇒ Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789
Melitaea pyronia (Hübner, 1800)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea trivia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851Grison's Fritillary
Mellicta asteria (FREYER, 1828)⇒ Melitaea asteria FREYER, 1828
Mellicta athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Mellicta aurelia (NICKERL, 1850)⇒ Melitaea aurelia NICKERL, 1850
Mellicta celadussa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Mellicta deione (Hübner, 1829)⇒ Melitaea deione Geyer, 1832
Mellicta parthenoides (Keferstein, 1851)⇒ Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851
Mellicta varia (Meyer-Dür, 1851)⇒ Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851
Metamorpha epaphus Latreille, 1811
Microtia elva Bates, 1864Elf
Nymphalis (Aglais) urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ 
Nymphalis (Inachis) io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nymphalis polychloros Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Polygonia) c-album (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis c-album c-album
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Nymphalis emma Stephan, 1923
Nymphalis ichnusa Hübner, 1823
Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865Dark Crescent
Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863Field Crescent
Phyciodes orseis Edwards, 1871California Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850Darker Commodore
Precis limnoria Klug, 1845White-spotted Commodore
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Precis taveta (Klug, 1845)⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845
Protogoniomorpha parhassus Drury, 1782Common Mother-of-Pearl
Protogoniomorpha temora temora Felder & Felder, 1867
Siproeta stelenes Linnaeus, 1758Malachite
Tegosa claudina Eschscholtz, 1821Apricot Crescent
Thessalia leanira Felder, 1860Leanira Checkerspot
Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855Nymphalid Moth
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa browni (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui jacksoni (A.H. Clark, 1927)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa elymi (Rambur, 1829)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa eos Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral
Vanessa melanosa (C. Cabeau, 1913)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa pallens (P. Noel, 1881)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rogeri (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rosea (P. Pionneau, 1926)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa varini (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in France
TribeCoeini
Scudder, 1893
Beauties		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
4
19		Genera
Species
Taxom

TribeKallimini
Doherty, 1886
Mimics, Peacocks and Allies		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies		9
57		Genera
Species
Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots		8
40		Genera
Species
Taxom

TribeVictorinini
Scudder, 1893
3
5		Genera
Species
Taxom



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