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Checklist for Tribe Nymphalini Rafinesque, 1815 (True Brushfoots)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4352
17417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
3963
14929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
815
3720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
369
1583
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
50
275
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
15
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
15 Genera with 96 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1781Tortoiseshells11SpeciesTaxom
Antanartia Rothschild &..., 1782African Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Araschnia Hübner, 1767Mongols7SpeciesTaxom
Colobura Billberg, 1758Mosaics or Beauties1SpeciesTaxom
Hypanartia Hübner, 1793Mapwings1SpeciesTaxom
Inachis Hübner, 191024SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Mylothrites Scudder, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Mynes Boisduval, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1835Anglewing butterflies32SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1870Anglewings43SpeciesTaxom
Smyrna Hübner, 1833Beauties2SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1904Jesters2SpeciesTaxom
Tigridia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1946Admirals96SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
96 Species and 130 Subspecies
Aglais antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nymphalis antiopa Linnaeus, 1758
Aglais ichnusa Bonelli, 1826Corsican Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Aglais polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nymphalis polychloros Linnaeus, 1758
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae polaris Staudinger, 1871
Aglais urticae pseudichnusa Reuss, 1939
Aglais urticae turcica Staudinger, 1871
Aglais urticae urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Aglais xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Antanartia delius Drury, 1782Forest Admiral
Araschnia burejana Bremer, 1861Large Map
Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758European Map
Araschnia levana levana Linnaeus, 1758Map Butterfly
Araschnia levana porrima Hübner, 1790
Araschnia levana prorsa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758
Araschnia porima (Ochsenheimer, 1807)⇒ Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758
Araschnia prorsa (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Araschnia levana Linnaeus, 1758
Colobura dirce Linnaeus, 1758Dirce Beauty
Hypanartia lethe Fabricius, 1793Orange Admiral
Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Inachis io astrida Derenne, 1926
Inachis io belisaria Oberthür & ..., 1889
Inachis io brunnea Reuss, 1911
Inachis io clara-violacea Reuss, 1910
Inachis io diophthalmica Garbini, 1883
Inachis io exoculata Weymer, 1878
Inachis io fischeri Standfuss, 1892
Inachis io fulva Oudemans, 1905
Inachis io iodes Ochsenheimer, 1807
Inachis io irenea Prüffer, 1921
Inachis io magnimaculata Reuss, 1911
Inachis io mesoides Reuss, 1910
Inachis io mesoteloides Reuss, 1919
Inachis io nigrocellata Reuss, 1911
Inachis io nigrolimbata Verity, 1950
Inachis io pallens Knoch, 1927
Inachis io pallida Tutt, 1896
Inachis io prochnovi Pronin, 1925
Inachis io semi-ocellata Frohawk, 1938
Inachis io splendens Reuss, 1909
Inachis io teloides Reuss, 1910
Inachis io telomesoides Reuss, 1919
Inachis io viridiocellata Reuss, 1910
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Mylothrites pluto O. Heer, 1849
Mynes geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1829Jezebel Nymph
Mynes geoffroyi guerini Wallace, 1869White Nymph
Mynes geoffroyi hesychia (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Mynes geoffroyi geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Nymphalis (Aglais) urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ 
Nymphalis urticae urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Inachis) io (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis io io Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa asopos Fruhstorfer, 1909
Nymphalis antiopa pompadour (J.A. Pollich, 1781)⇒ Nymphalis antiopa antiopa Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis polychloros binaria Eisner, 1966
Nymphalis polychloros cassubiensis Heinrich, 1910
Nymphalis polychloros concolor Lempke, 1956
Nymphalis polychloros longipuncta Lempke, 1956
Nymphalis polychloros magnipuncta Lempke, 1956
Nymphalis polychloros nubilata Lempke, 1956
Nymphalis polychloros parvipuncta Lempke, 1956
Nymphalis polychloros pluripunctata Heinrich, 1916
Nymphalis polychloros polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nymphalis polychloros Linnaeus, 1758
Nymphalis polychloros pyromelas FREYER, 1827
Nymphalis polychloros quinquepunctata Raynor, 1906
Nymphalis polychloros testudo Esper, 1777
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis xanthomelas japonica Stichel, 1902
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 egea (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Polygonia vau-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Nymphalis emma Stephan, 1923
Nymphalis ichnusa Hübner, 1823
Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis l-album j-album Boisduval & ..., 1835Compton Tortoiseshell
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-album c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Polygonia c-album c-extinctum Gillmer, 1907
Polygonia c-album carbonaria Verity, 1916
Polygonia c-album castanea Verity, 1950
Polygonia c-album cloqueti Clement, 1917
Polygonia c-album delta-album Joseph, 1919
Polygonia c-album dilutus Frohawk, 1938
Polygonia c-album extincta Rebel, 1920
Polygonia c-album g-album Tutt, 1896
Polygonia c-album hamigera Butler, 1877
Polygonia c-album hutchinsoni Robson, 1896
Polygonia c-album i-album Tutt, 1896
Polygonia c-album imperfecta Blachier, 1908
Polygonia c-album implumis Watkins, 1942
Polygonia c-album intermedia Newman, 1900
Polygonia c-album iota-album Newnham, 1894
Polygonia c-album neole Oliver, 1937
Polygonia c-album nigracastanea Verity, 1950
Polygonia c-album nigrolunaria Nitsche, 1912
Polygonia c-album nubilata Lempke, 1956
Polygonia c-album o-album Tutt, 1896
Polygonia c-album obscura Closs, 1916
Polygonia c-album pictior Verity, 1919
Polygonia c-album reichstettensis Fettig, 1893
Polygonia c-album sagitta-album Frohawk, 1938
Polygonia c-album suffusa Frohawk, 1938
Polygonia c-album variegata Tutt, 1896
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia egea Cramer, 1775Eastern Comma
Polygonia f-album Esper, 1783
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia faunus silvius W.H.Edwards, 1874Sylvan Green Comma
Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Polygonia l-album (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Polygonia oreas Edwards, 1869Oreas Anglewing
Polygonia oreas silenus W. H. Edwards, 1870Oreas Anglewing
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (W. H. Edwards, 1869)⇒ Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas dos Passos, 1969
Polygonia vau-album Denis & Schi..., 1775Comma Tortoiseshell
Polygonia zephyrus (Edwards, 1870)⇒ Polygonia gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1867
Smyrna blomfildia Fabricius, 1781Blomfild's beauty
Smyrna karwinskii Geyer, 1833Karwinski's beauty
Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779Common Jester
Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904
Tigridia acesta Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Beauty
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa albipuncta (B.J. Lempke, 1956)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa antiopa Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta angustifasciata Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909
Vanessa atalanta bialbata Cabeau, 1911
Vanessa atalanta cabeauensis Lambillion, 1903
Vanessa atalanta caerulocellata Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta eos Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta flavescens Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta fracta Tutt, 1896
Vanessa atalanta fuscescens Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta hyensis Lambillion, 1913
Vanessa atalanta infranigrans Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta klemensiewiczi Schille, 1896
Vanessa atalanta merrifieldoides Reuss, 1910
Vanessa atalanta millierei Cabeau, 1923
Vanessa atalanta nana Schultz, 1905
Vanessa atalanta ocellata Stammeshaus, 1954
Vanessa atalanta ochrobrunnea Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta pallida Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta parisiensis Girard, 1866
Vanessa atalanta rubra Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909American Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta septiepupillata Verity, 1919
Vanessa atalanta turcica Wize, 1917
Vanessa atalanta umbrosa Fischer, 1908
Vanessa attavina T. Charpentier, 1843
Vanessa belladonna (C. Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa browni (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa brunnea-albimaculata (T. Reuss, 1916)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui albipuncta Lempke, 1956
Vanessa cardui brunnea-albimaculata Reuss, 1916
Vanessa cardui carduelina Alphéraky..., 1908
Vanessa cardui cardui Linnaeus, 1758Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui conjuncta Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui elymi Rambur, 1829
Vanessa cardui emielymi Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui huntera Lowe, 1902
Vanessa cardui jacksoni (A.H. Clark, 1927)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui littoralis (E.F. Souza, 1926)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui nigripuncta Lempke, 1956
Vanessa cardui ocellata Rebel, 1910
Vanessa cardui ochracea Reuss, 1918
Vanessa cardui pallida Schoyen, 1881
Vanessa cardui priameis Schultz, 1904
Vanessa cardui rogeri Meilhan, 1929
Vanessa cardui rosea Pronin, 1926
Vanessa cardui semisuffusa (T.D.A. Cocke..., 1889)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui septiespupillata Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui sexiespupillata Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui universa (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui varini Meilhan, 1929
Vanessa carnea (W. Fritsch, 1912)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812Subtropical Lady
Vanessa conjuncta (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa elymi (Rambur, 1829)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa emielymi (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa eos Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa flava (Eitel, 1924)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa huntera (P.E. Köhler, 1945)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa indica vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral
Vanessa inops (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa io Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral
Vanessa johni (E. Fischer, 1932)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa maria (J. Stephan, 1924)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa martha-maria (J. Stephan, 1924)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa melanosa (C. Cabeau, 1913)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa minor (Cockerell, 1890)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa nigripuncta (B.J. Lempke, 1956)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa ochracea (T. Reuss, 1918)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa pallens (P. Noel, 1881)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa pallida (Fritsch, 1913)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa pluto Heer, 1849
Vanessa polychloros Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rogeri (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rosacea (T. Reuss, 1916)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rosea (P. Pionneau, 1926)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa schoenfellneri (E. Hoffmann, 1925)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa septiespupillata (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa sexiespupillata (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa subfracta (S. Stach, 1925)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa varini (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa vetula C. von Heyden, 1859
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral
Vanessa wiskotti (M. Standfuss, 1895)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa xanthomelas Bryk, 1946


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