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Checklist for Tribe Nymphalini Rafinesque, 1815 (True Brushfoots)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
925
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
843
2716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
129
457
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
19
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
5
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 20 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells2SpeciesTaxom
Mynes Boisduval, 188817SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1758Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1869Jesters7SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1940Admirals4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
20 Species and 12 Subspecies
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Mynes anemone Vane-Wright, 1976
Mynes aroensis RIBBE, 1900
Mynes eucosmetos Grose Smith, 1894
Mynes eucosmetos cottonis Grose Smith, 1894
Mynes geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1829Jezebel Nymph
Mynes geoffroyi aureodiscus Joicey & Noakes, 1915
Mynes geoffroyi eugenius Fruhstorfer, 1909
Mynes geoffroyi geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Mynes geoffroyi ogulina (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Mynes geoffroyi geoffroyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1830
Mynes geoffroyi turturilla Fruhstorfer, 1909
Mynes halli (Joicey & Talbot, 1922)⇒ Mynes aroensis RIBBE, 1900
Mynes katharina RIBBE, 1898
Mynes kotzschi (Röber, 1928)⇒ Mynes websteri Smith, 1894
Mynes marpesina Röber, 1936
Mynes websteri Smith, 1894
Mynes woodfordi hercyna Godman & Salvin, 1888
Mynes woodfordi woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Symbrenthia hippocle (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779
Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779Common Jester
Symbrenthia hippoclus armis Fruhstorfer, 1912
Symbrenthia hippoclus atta Fruhstorfer, 1904
Symbrenthia hippoclus hippoclus Cramer, 1779
Symbrenthia hippoclus hylaeus Wall, 1869
Symbrenthia hylaeus Symbrenthia ..., 1869
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa martini-voigti Kleinschmidt, 1940


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