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Checklist for Tribe Nymphalini Rafinesque, 1815 (True Brushfoots)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
3196
9755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
3194
9743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
3185
9714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2112
6930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1904
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
122
569
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
20
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
7
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
7 Genera with 30 Species
Hypanartia Hübner, 1793Mapwings1SpeciesTaxom
Kaniska Moore, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Mynes Boisduval, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1902Anglewing butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1798Anglewings8SpeciesTaxom
Symbrenthia Hübner, 1908Jesters13SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1925Admirals14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
30 Species and 19 Subspecies
Hypanartia paullus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Mapwing
Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Kaniska canace canace Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Kaniska canace drilon Fruhstorfer, 1908Blue Admiral
Kaniska canace ishima Fruhstorfer, , 1899
Mynes eucosmetus eucosmetus Godman & Salvin, 1879
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) xanthomelas Esper, 1781Large Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis xanthomelas formosana Matsumura, 1925
Nymphalis xanthomelas japonica Stichel, 1902
Nymphalis c-aureum Linnaeus, 1758Asian Comma
Nymphalis canace drilon
Nymphalis japonica Stichel, 1902
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia c-album asakurai Nakahara, 1920
Polygonia c-album hamigera Butler, 1877
Polygonia c-aureum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798
Polygonia c-aureum c-aureum Linnaeus, 1758
Polygonia c-aureum lunulata Esaki & Naka..., 1923Comma
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Symbrenthia brabira Moore, 1872Himalayan Jester
Symbrenthia brabira brabira Moore, 1872
Symbrenthia brabira scatinia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Symbrenthia brabira brabira Moore, 1872
Symbrenthia hippoclus Cramer, 1779Common Jester
Symbrenthia hippoclus formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908
Symbrenthia hypatia Wall, 1869Intricate Jester
Symbrenthia hypselis Godart, 1823Himalayan Jester
Symbrenthia hypselis mediochracea Sugitani, 1932
Symbrenthia hypselis scantinia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Symbrenthia hypselis scatinia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Symbrenthia javanus Staudinger, 1896
Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864Common Jester
Symbrenthia lilaea formosanus Fruhstorfer, 1908Common Jester
Vanessa asakurae Matsumura, 1908
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa ate (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa canace (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763
Vanessa carduelis (Seba, 1765)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa elymi (Rambur, 1829)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa horishana Nire, 1917
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa indica indica Herbst, 1794Indian Red Admiral
Vanessa inornata (Bramson, 1886)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa jacksoni (A. H. Clark, 1932)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa minor (Cockerell, 1890)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa takesakiana (Kato, 1925)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758


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