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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
473
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
422
1081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
69
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
24
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
5 Genera with 11 Species
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1884Buckeyes6SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1932Small Fritillaries3SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1845Commodores3SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
11 Species and 5 Subspecies
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764Common Diadem
Junonia (Precis) hierta Fabricius, 1798Yellow Pansy
Junonia hierta cebrene Trimen, 1870African Yellow Pansy
Junonia aenaria Fruhstorfer, 1912
Junonia chorimene Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Golden Pansy
Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777
Junonia orithya here Lang, 1884Western Asia Blue Pansy
Melitaea deserticola Oberthür, 1911Desert Fritillary
Melitaea deserticola macromaculata Belter, 1934
Melitaea deserticola sargon Hemming, 1932
Precis antilope Feisthamel, 1850Darker Commodore
Precis limnoria Klug, 1845White-spotted Commodore
Precis taveta (Klug, 1845)⇒ Precis limnoria Klug, 1845
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Nymphalinae at artfakta.se
Nymphalinae at dyntaxa.se
Nymphalinae at itis.gov