Taxonomy Profile: Nymphalidae (Rafinesque 1815)

Nymphalidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Heliconiidae
Common Name(s):
admirals []
anglewings []
brush-footed butterflies []
checker-spots []
crescent-spots []
fritillaries []
mourningclocks []
purples []
brushfoot butterflies []
Brushfooted Butterflies []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Nymphalidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Papilionoidea
butterflies |
papillons |
Family : Nymphalidae
admirals |
anglewings |
brush-footed butterflies |
checker-spots |
crescent-spots |
fritillaries |
mourningclocks |
purples |
brushfoot butterflies |
Brushfooted Butterflies |
Nymphalidae Direct Children(s):
Apaturinae
(Boisduval 1840)
Charaxinae
(Guenée 1865)
Danainae
(Boisduval 1833)
Heliconiinae
(Swainson 1822)
Libytheinae
(Boisduval 1833)
Limenitidinae
(Behr 1864)
Morphinae
(Newman 1834)
Nymphalinae
(Rafinesque 1815)
Satyrinae
(Boisduval 1833)
Biblidinae
(Boisduval 1833)
Cyrestinae
(Guenée 1865)
Nymphalidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Nymphalidae
Source:
Check List of the Lepidoptera of North America... MS
Acquired:
2005-12-01
Notes:
Ongoing developmental version with contributions by Don Lafontaine, Jean-François Landry, Jim Troubridge, Paul Opler, Ron Hodges, John Brown, et al. Higher classification does not yet reflect recent and substantial changes that have been published
Reference for:
Nymphalidae
Source:
Checklist of North American Butterflies, 2nd Edition
Acquired:
2009-11-19
Notes:
Produced by the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Names Committee, and available online (with corrections) at http://www.naba.org/pubs/checklst.html (web page may not be identical to the printed edition)
Reference for:
Nymphalidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pelham, Jonathan P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-03-15 / 2008-03-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40
Page(s):
xiv + 658
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-4324
Notes:
As noted in the Introduction, Pelham intentionally diverges from the Code's provisions on gender agreement (Articles 31 & 34), following original orthography instead
Reference for:
Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Nymphalidae: Comments