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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Limenitidinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Scientific name
  
Limenitis

Higher classification
  
Limenitidini

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Limenitis Butterflies of temperate Asia Limenitis homeyeri

Lower classifications
  
Limenitis camilla, Poplar admiral, Limenitis arthemis, Viceroy, Limenitis reducta

White admiral butterfly nymphalidae limenitis arthemis on walkway


Limenitis is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the admirals. The sister butterflies (Adelpha) and commander butterflies (Moduza) are sometimes included here.

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Limenitis European Lepidoptera and their ecology Limenitis populi

The name Limenitis is New Latin "of harbours", from Ancient Greek Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven).

Limenitis populi female from loftahammer sweden


Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:

Species group Basilarchia (North America):

Limenitis Butterflies of temperate Asia Limenitis populi

  • Limenitis archippus (Cramer, [1776]) – viceroy
  • Limenitis arthemis (Drury, [1773]) – (American) white admiral or red-spotted purple
  • Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 – Lorquin's admiral
  • Limenitis weidemeyerii Edwards, 1861 – Weidemeyer's admiral

    • Unnamed species group (South-East Asia):

  • Limenitis rileyi Tytler, 1940
  • Limenitis staudingeri Ribbe, 1898

    • Ungrouped (Asia):

    Limenitis Limenitis Butterfly Limenitis arthemis BugGuideNet

  • Limenitis albomaculata Leech, 1891
  • Limenitis amphyssa Ménétriés, 1859
  • Limenitis calidosa Moore, 1858
  • Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) – (Eurasian) white admiral
  • Limenitis ciocolatina Poujade, 1885
  • Limenitis cleophas Oberthür, 1893
  • Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892
  • Limenitis dubernardi Oberthür, 1903
  • Limenitis elwesi Oberthür, 1884
  • Limenitis glorifica Fruhstorfer, 1909 – Honshu white admiral
  • Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853
  • Limenitis homeyeri Tancré, 1881
  • Limenitis imitata (Butler, 1883)
  • Limenitis lepechini Erschoff, 1874
  • Limenitis misuji Sugiyama, 1994
  • Limenitis moltrechti Kardakov, 1928
  • Limenitis populi (Linnaeu], 1758) – poplar admiral
  • Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901 – southern white admiral
  • Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853
  • Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864 – Indian white admiral

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    Limenitis Limenitis arthemis

    References

    Limenitis Wikipedia
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