Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Papilionoidea Nymphalidae

Higher classification is mainly after [Wahlberg], November 2005.

• Historis Hübner, [1819] — 2 spp.
• Baeotus Hemming, 1939 — 4 spp.
• Pycina Doubleday, [1849] — 1 sp.
• Smyrna Hübner, [1823] — 2 spp.
• Tigridia Hübner, [1819] — 1 sp.

• Colobura Billberg, 1820 — 2 spp.
• Antanartia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 African Red Admirals — 5 spp.
• Araschnia Hübner, [1819] — 8 spp. 1 sp.
• Symbrenthia Hübner, [1819] Jesters — 14 spp.
• Mynes Boisduval, 1832 — 11 spp.
• Hypanartia Hübner, [1821] — 14 spp.
• Vanessa Fabricius, 1807 — 20 spp. 2 spp.
• Nymphalis Kluk, 1780 Anglewings — 29 spp. 7 spp.

  Nylin, Nyblom, Ronquist, Janz, Belicek & Källersjö, 2001. Phylogeny of Polygonia, Nymphalis and related butterfiles (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): a total evidence analysis. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 132: 441-468.

• Jupitella † Carpenter, 1985

  • Jupitella † Carpenter, 1985; (fossil)

  • Jupitella (Nymphalini); [Wahlberg]
• Mylothrites † Scudder, 1875

  • Mylothrites † Scudder, 1875; (fossil)

  • Mylothrites (Nymphalini); [Wahlberg]

• Metamorpha Hübner, [1819] — 1 sp.
• Anartia Hübner, [1819] — 5 spp.
• Siproeta Hübner, [1823] — 3 spp.
• Napeocles Bates, 1864 — 1 sp.

• Junonia Hübner, [1819] Buckeyes Pansies Commodores — 33 spp.
• Precis Hübner, [1819] Pansies Commodores — 20 spp.
• Salamis Boisduval, 1833 Mother-of-Pearls — 9 spp.
• Yoma Doherty, 1886 — 2 spp.
• Hypolimnas Hübner, [1819] Eggflies Diadems — 31 spp.

• Kallima Doubleday, [1849] Oakleaf Butterflies — 10 spp.
• Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1860 — 12 spp.
• Catacroptera Karsch, 1894 Pirates — 1 sp.
• Mallika Collins & Larsen, 1991 Oakleafs — 1 sp.

• Rhinopalpa C. & R. Felder, 1860 — 1 sp.
• Kallimoides Shirôzu & Nakanishi, 1984 — 1 sp.
• Vanessula Dewitz, 1887 — 1 sp.

• Euphydryas Scudder, 1872 — 16 spp. 3 spp.

• Melitaea Fabricius, 1807 — 98 spp. 3 spp.

• Antillea Higgins, [1959] — 2 spp.
• Atlantea Higgins, [1959] — 4 spp.
• Chlosyne Butler, 1870 — 29 spp.
• Dymasia Higgins, 1960 — 1 sp.
• Higginsius Hemming, 1964 — 2 spp.
• Microtia Bates, 1864 — 1 sp.
• Poladryas Bauer in Ehrlich & Ehrlich, 1975 — 2 spp.
• Texola Higgins, [1959] — 2 spp.

• Gnathotriche C. & R. Felder, 1862 — 2 spp.

• Anthanassa Scudder, 1875 — 17 spp.
• Castilia Higgins, 1981 — 13 spp.
• Dagon Higgins, 1981 — 3 spp.
• Eresia Boisduval, [1836] — 20 spp.
• Janatella Higgins, 1981 — 3 spp.
• Mazia Higgins, 1981 — 1 sp.
• Ortilia Higgins, 1981 — 9 spp.
• Phyciodes Hübner, [1819] — 11 spp.
• Phystis Higgins, 1981 — 1 sp.
• Tegosa Higgins, 1981 — 15 spp.
• Telenassa Higgins, 1981 — 8 spp.
• Tisona Higgins, 1981 — 1 sp.

• Prodryas Scudder, 1878 — 1 sp.

  Not in Nymphalinae?

• Lithodryas Cockerell, 1909 — 1 sp.

1150x903 (~484Kb) Melitaea latonigena Eversmann, 1847, Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789), Mellicta sp. Lopinga achine (Scopoli, 1763), On a fresh horse dung. The lower Oroktoi brook valley, a right tributary of the Akkem River, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 7th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

1020x762 (~284Kb) Melitaea latonigena Eversmann, 1847, Melitaea diamina (Lang, 1789), Mellicta sp.. On a fresh horse dung. The lower Oroktoi brook valley, a right tributary of the Akkem River, the Katunskii Range northern principal slope, Central [Russian} Altai Mts., Ust'-Koksa District, Altai Rapublic, West Siberia, Russia. 7th July 2007, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

755x614 (~160Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 29.5.2011 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Nymphalis c-album and Araschnia levana, Photo © D. Smirnov

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