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Nymphalinae

Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Nymphalinae Swinson
2012Nymphalinae Sohn et al. p. 67
2017Nymphalinae de Jong p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
—Angiospermivora
suborderGlossata()
—CoelolepidaNielsen and Kristensen 1996
infraorderHeteroneuraTillyard 1918
—EulepidopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Euheteroneura
—DitrysiaBorner 1925
—ApoditrysiaMinet 1983
—ObtectomeraMinet 1986
superfamilyPapilionoidea
familyNymphalidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyNymphalinaeSwinson 1827
subfamilyNymphalinaeSwinson 1827

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Nymphalinae Swinson 1827
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G. Aglais Dalman 1816
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†Aglais karaganica Nekrutenko 1965
G. †Apanthesis Scudder 1889
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†Apanthesis leuce Scudder 1889
G. Doxocopa Hübner 1819
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†Doxocopa wilmattae Cockerell 1907
G. Hestina Westwood 1850
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Hestina japonica Felder and Felder 1862
G. Junonia Hübner 1819
G. †Jupitellia Carpenter 1986
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†Jupitellia charon Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Jupiteria Scudder 1889 [replaced]
G. Limenitis Fabricius 1807
G. †Lithodryas Cockerell 1909
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†Lithodryas styx Scudder 1889
Invalid names: Lithopsyche Scudder 1889 [replaced]
Tr. Nymphalini Swinson 1827
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G. Vanessa Fabricius 1807
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†Vanessa amerindica Miller and Brown 1989
†Vanessa fossilis Nekrutenko 1965
G. †Nymphalites Scudder 1889
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†Nymphalites atavus Charpentier 1843
†Nymphalites obscurus Scudder 1889
†Nymphalites scudderi Beutenmüller and Cockerell 1908
†Nymphalites zeuneri Jarzembowski 1980
G. †Prodryas Scudder 1878
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†Prodryas persephone Scudder 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Chibanian or 37.00000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Nymphalites zeuneri (123959)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Apanthesis leuce (121481) Chlorippe wilmattae (127219) Chlorippe wilmattae, Jupiteria charon (124624) Nymphalites scudderi (106381) Prodryas persephone, Lithopsyche styx, Nymphalites obscurum (106384) Vanessa amerindica (122978 122979)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Vanessa karaganica, Pyrameis fossilis (105571)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Apaturidi indet. (156762) Nymphalidae indet. (113752)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Sphinx atavus (117246)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Hestina japonica (162750)