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Checklist for Subfamily Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827 (Admirals)
and region South Germany (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
575
4785
11639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
572
4781
11635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
518
4649
11330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
334
3863
9841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1095
2633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1094
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1086
2613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
712
1635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
618
1345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
140
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
64
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
13
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Germany
13 Genera with 33 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1758Mongols1SpeciesTaxom
Argyronome Hübner, 1771Eastern Silverstripes1SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1758Checkerspots3SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1869Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1775Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1779Small Fritillaries10SpeciesTaxom
Mellicta Fabricius, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1781Anglewing butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalites Scudder, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Germany
33 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Argyronome laodice (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Argynnis laodice Pallas, 1771
Euphydryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775Alpine Fritillary
Euphydryas cynthia Denis & Schi..., 1775Cynthia's Fritillary
Euphydryas maturna Linnaeus, 1758Scarce fritillary
Hypolimnas alimena curicta Fruhstorfer, 1912
Hypolimnas anomala anomala Wallace, 1869Malayan Egg-fly
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Junonia hedonia zelima Fabricius, 1775Brown Soldier
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 cinxia Linnaeus, 1758Glanville fritellary
Melitaea diamina Lang, 1789False Heath Fritillary
Melitaea didyma Esper, 1778Fiery Fritillary
Melitaea didyma ala (Staudinger, 1871)⇒ Melitaea ala Lukhtanov, 1999
Melitaea parthenoides Keferstein, 1851Meadow Fritillary
Melitaea phoebe (Goeze, 1779)⇒ Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758
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 britomartis (Assmann, 1847)⇒ Melitaea britomartis Assmann, 1847
Mellicta varia (Meyer-Dür, 1851)⇒ Melitaea varia Meyer-Dur, 1851
Nymphalis (Inachis) io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Nymphalinae with occurrences in South Germany
TribeJunoniini
Reuter, 1896
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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