Nymphalinae

Nymphalinae
Nymphalinae
Kallima paralekta tribonia (or Kallima limborgi tribonia) museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Diversity
6 tribes (but see text)

Nymphalinae is a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). Sometimes, the Limenitidinae (and Biblidinae) are included here as further tribe(s), while the Melitaeini are occasionally considered a distinct subfamily.

Systematics

The 6 usually-recognized tribes of Nymphalinae are here listed in the presumed phylogenetic sequence.[1]

  • Coeini (6-7 genera)
  • Nymphalini – anglewings, tortoiseshells and relatives (c.15 genera, 2 fossil)
  • Kallimini (c.5 genera)
  • Victorinini (4 genera, formerly in Kallimini)
  • Junoniini (c.5 genera)
  • Melitaeini – fritillaries (c.25 genera)

Genera incertae sedis are:

  • Rhinopalpa – The Wizard
  • Kallimoides Shirôzu & Nakanishi, 1984
  • Vanessula Dewitz, 1887

In addition to these, Crenidomimas is sometimes placed here but may actually belong in the Limenitidinae genus Euryphura.

The Late Eocene fossil genus Lithodryas might belong here, but it is generally assigned to the Lycaenidae.

Footnotes

  1. ^ See references in Savela (2010)

References

  • Savela, Markku (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Nymphalinae. Version of 2010-JUN-30. Retrieved 2011-FEB-08.
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