Nymphalidae

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea

List from Vári & Kroon (2002).

Subfamily: Charaxinae Two genera: Charaxes and Euxanthe.
Subfamily: Danainae Three genera: Amauris, Danaus and Tirumala
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Subfamily: Libytheinae One genus: Libythea. One species found in southern Africa: Libythea labdaca (African snout butterfly)
Subfamily: Limenitinae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Subfamily: Satyrinae

VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.