Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species |
| Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species |
| Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 1533
72196 | Genera
Species |
| Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents | 119
9545 | Genera
Species |
| Tribe | Nymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots | 27
1839 | Genera
Species |
| Genus | Aglais
Dalman, 1816
Tortoiseshells | 183 | Species |
| Genus | Ammiralis
Rennie, 1832 ⇒ Vanessa
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Antanartia
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
African Admirals, African Red Admirals | 46 | Species |
| Genus | Araschnia
Hübner, 1819
Mongols | 65 | Species |
| Genus | Brensymthia
Huang, 2001 ⇒ Symbrenthia
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Colobura
Billberg, 1820
Mosaics or Beauties | 17 | Species |
| Genus | Comma
Rennie, 1832 ⇒ Polygonia
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Euvanessa
Scudder, 1889 ⇒ Nymphalis
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Grapta
Kirby in Richardson, 1837 ⇒ Polygonia
| 19 | Species |
| Genus | Hypanarthia
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Hypanartia
Hübner, 1821
Mapwings | 46 | Species |
| Genus | Hypartnartia
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Inachis
Hübner, 1819 ⇒ Aglais
| 31 | Species |
| Genus | Jupitella ♰
Carpenter, 1985
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Kaniska
Moore, 1899 ⇒ Polygonia
| 16 | Species |
| Genus | Laogona
Boisduval, 1836 ⇒ Symbrenthia
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Mylothrites ♰
Scudder, 1875
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Mynes
Boisduval, 1832
| 90 | Species |
| Genus | Neopyrameis
Scudder, 1889 ⇒ Vanessa
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Nymphalis
Kluk, 1780 ⇒ Limenitis
Anglewing butterflies, Anglewings, Tortoiseshells | 377 | Species |
| Genus | Polygonia
Hübner, 1819 ⇒ Powondrella
Anglewings, Commas, Question Marks | 219 | Species |
| Genus | Pycina
Doubleday, 1849
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Pyrameides
Hübner, 1826 ⇒ Vanessa
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Smyrna
Hübner, 1823
Beauties | 11 | Species |
| Genus | Symbrenthia
Hübner, 1819
Jesters | 178 | Species |
| Genus | Tigridia
Hübner, 1819
| 8 | Species |
| Genus | Vanessa
Fabricius, 1807
Admirals, Indian Red Admirals, Ladies and Red Admiral | 520 | Species |
