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NYMPHALIDAE (fritillary and vanessid butterflies)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
Species Aglais urticae Linnaeus (Small Tortoiseshell) 1 32   2 6
Species Apatura iris L., 1758 (Purple Emperor)   10      
Genus Argynnis (a genus of fritllary butterflies) 3        
Species Argynnis adippe Schiffermuller, 1775 (High Brown Fritillary)       1  
Species Argynnis aglaja Linnaeus (Dark Green Fritillary) 1 5   1  
Species Argynnis paphia L., 1758 (Silver-washed Fritillary) 1 35      
Species Boloria euphrosyne L., 1758 (Pearl Bordered Fritillary)       3  
Species Cynthia cardui Linnaeus (Painted Lady)   35   1 1
Species Eurodryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 (Marsh Fritillary)   11   5 2
Species Inachis io Linnaeus (Peacock Butterfly)   42     5
Species Ladoga camilla L., 1758 (White Admiral)   10   1  
Species Melitaea cinxia L., 1758 (Glanville Fritillary)       2  
Species Mellicta athalia Rottemburg, 1775 (Heath Fritillary)   6   3 1
Species Nymphalis antiopa L. (Camberwell Beauty)       1  
Species Nymphalis polychloros L., 1758 (Large Tortoiseshell)       1 2
Species Polygonia c-album Linnaeus (Comma) 1 18   1 3
Species Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus (Red Admiral)   31 6 2 3
Informal (Boloria selene/euphrosyne) (Small Pearl-bordered Or Pearl-bordered Fritillary) 2 2   3  
Informal (Nymphalidae (indet. Fritillary)) (Unidentified Fritillary Butterfly) 10 57   18 3

Suggested Literature

NYMPHALIDAE may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)
PAPILIONOIDEA
(butterflies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with NYMPHALIDAE:

larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pelatachina tibialis - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993

Nymphalidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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