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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3116
14127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3108
14101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
3100
14090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1919
8564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1715
7497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
335
1406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
144
478
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
23
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
23 Genera with 113 Species
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Aglais Dalman, 1781Tortoiseshells6SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Callithea Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Cynthia Fabricius, 1758Painted ladies2SpeciesTaxom
Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1907Autumn leaf2SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1851Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Hypodryas Higgins, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems3SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1884Buckeyes13SpeciesTaxom
Kallima Doubleday, 1829Oak Leaf butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1940Small Fritillaries57SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies11SpeciesTaxom
Parthenos Hübner, 1874Clipper2SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings8SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores6SpeciesTaxom
Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1864Jesters1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
113 Species and 34 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nymphalis polychloros Linnaeus, 1758
Aglais rizana Moore, 1872Mountain Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae turcica Staudinger, 1871
Aglais xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Callithea depuiseti eudia (Röber, 1913)⇒ Asterope leprieuri depuiseti C. & R. Felder, 1861
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Cynthia cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Cynthia cardui cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Doleschallia dascylus anicetus Fruhstorfer, 1915
Doleschallia nacar trachelus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas iduna Dalman, 1816Lapland Fritillary
Euphydryas orientalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Hypodryas cynthia (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758Blue Moon Butterfly
Hypolimnas bolina jacintha Drury, 1773Great Eggfly
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io io
Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758Peacock Pansy
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870African Yellow Pansy
Junonia (Precis) iphita Cramer, 1782Chocolate Pansy
Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Junonia aenaria Fruhstorfer, 1912
Junonia atlites Linnaeus, 1763Gray Pansy
Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Golden Pansy
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia oenone Carolus Linn..., 1764Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764Blue Argus
Junonia orithya here Lang, 1884Western Asia Blue Pansy
Kallima inachus Doyère, 1840Dead Leaf
Kallima inachus inachus Boisduval, 1836Himalayan Orange Oakleaf
Kallima paralekta Horsfield, 1829Indian Leaf
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Melitaea acentria Lukhtanov, 2017Acentria'S Fritillary
Melitaea acraeina Staudinger, 1886
Melitaea amardea (Grum-Grshima..., 1895)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea arcesia Bremer, 1861Blackvein Fritillary
Melitaea arduinna Esper, 1783Freyer's Fritillary
Melitaea arduinna evanescens Staudinger, 1886
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 casta Kollar, 1850
Melitaea casta brandti
Melitaea caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901Chitral Fritillary
Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea cinxia clarissa Staudinger, 1892
Melitaea collina (Lederer, 1861)⇒ Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861
Melitaea consulis Wiltshire, 1941
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea deserticola macromaculata Belter, 1934
Melitaea deserticola sargon Hemming, 1932
Melitaea deserticola scotti Higgins, 1941
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didymaeformia Verity, 1950
Melitaea dodgsoni Smith, 1887
Melitaea dodgsoni montium
Melitaea fascelis Fabricius, 1787
Melitaea fascelis fascelis Fabricius, 1787
Melitaea gina Higgins, 1941
Melitaea interrupta Kolenati, 1846
Melitaea irka Coutsis & Va..., 2014
Melitaea kotshubeji (Sheljuzhko, 1929)⇒ Melitaea chitralensis Moore, 1901
Melitaea mesopotamica Coutsis & Va..., 2014
Melitaea mimetica Higgins, 1940
Melitaea minerva Staudinger, 1881Pamir Fritillary
Melitaea montium (Belter, 1934)⇒ Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850
Melitaea orientalis (Herrich-Schä..., 1856)⇒ Euphydryas orientalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893Eastern Knapweed Fritillary
Melitaea persea Kollar, 1850Desert Fritillary
Melitaea persea persea Kollar, , 1849
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
Melitaea phoebe punica Oberthür, 1876
Melitaea punica Oberthur, 1876Algerian Fritillary
Melitaea punica telona (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Melitaea ornata Christoph, 1893
Melitaea pyronia (Hübner, 1800)⇒ Melitaea leucippe Schneider, 1787
Melitaea rhodopensis (Esper, 1783)⇒ Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778
Melitaea sarvistana Wiltshire, 1941
Melitaea saxatilis Christoph, 1873
Melitaea sibina Alpheraky, 1882
Melitaea sultanensis Staudinger, 1886
Melitaea syriaca Rebel, 1905
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 turanica Erschov, 1874
Melitaea turkmanica Higgins, 1940Turkmen Fritillary
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 britomartis (Assmann, 1847)⇒ Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847
Mellicta caucasogenita Verity, 1930
Mellicta menetriesi Caradja, 1895
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 (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Nymphalis egea (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Polygonia vau-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776Clipper
Parthenos sylvia salentia Hopffer, 1874
Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards, 1861Mylitta Crescenspot
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-album hamigera Butler, 1877
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia egea egea Cramer, , 1775
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Polygonia vau-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Precis almana (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Junonia almana Linnaeus, 1758
Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850Darker Commodore
Precis limnoria Klug, 1845White-spotted Commodore
Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845
Precis orithya (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1764
Precis taveta (Klug, 1845)⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845
Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Mother-of-Pearl
Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa Trimen, 1881Clouded Mother-of-pearl
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909
Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909American Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui cardui Linnaeus, 1758Painted Lady
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in Near East
TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeKallimini
Doherty, 1886
Mimics, Peacocks and Allies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
5
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
8
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParthenini
Reuter, 1896
Admirals
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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