Limenitis
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Limenitis is a genus of brush-footed butterflies
, commonly called the Admirals. The Sister butterflies (Adelpha
) and Commander butterflies (Moduza
) are sometimes included here.
The name Limenitis is New Latin
"of harbours", from Ancient Greek
Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven).
Ungrouped (Asian):
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
, commonly called the Admirals. The Sister butterflies (Adelpha
Adelpha
Adelpha is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the sisters found in southern USA and Mexico to South America. This genus is sometimes included with the admiral butterflies .-Species:...
) and Commander butterflies (Moduza
Moduza
Moduza is a genus of south-east Asian brush-footed butterflies commonly called the Commanders.-Species:* Moduza jumaloni * Moduza lycone * Moduza lymire...
) are sometimes included here.
The name Limenitis is New Latin
New Latin
The term New Latin, or Neo-Latin, is used to describe the Latin language used in original works created between c. 1500 and c. 1900. Among other uses, Latin during this period was employed in scholarly and scientific publications...
"of harbours", from Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven).
Species
Group Basilarchia (North American):- Limenitis archippus (Cramer, 1776) – Viceroy
- Limenitis arthemis (Drury, 1773) – (American) White Admiral or Red-spotted PurpleRed-spotted PurpleThe White Admiral or Red-spotted Purple is a polytypic species of North American brush-footed butterfly, common throughout much of the eastern United States. L. a. astyanax has red spots on its underside and the top of the wings are notable for their iridescent blue markings. L. a...
- Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 – Lorquin's AdmiralLorquin's AdmiralThe Lorquin's Admiral is a butterfly from the Nymphalinae subfamily. The butterfly is named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist who came to California from France during the Gold Rush and made important discoveries on the natural history of the terrain.-Physical description:The...
- Limenitis weidemeyeriiLimenitis weidemeyeriiThe Weidemeyer's Admiral is a butterfly from the Nymphalinae subfamily, in western North America.-Distribution:...
Edwards, 1861 – Weidemeyer's Admiral
Ungrouped (Asian):
- Limenitis amphyssa Ménétriés, 1859
- Limenitis calidosa Moore, 1858
- Limenitis camillaLimenitis camillaThe White Admiral, Limenitis camilla, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. They are found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of Europe and Asia, extending as far east as Japan....
(Linnaeus, 1764) – (Eurasian) White Admiral - Limenitis ciocolatina Poujade, 1885
- Limenitis cleophas Oberthür, 1893
- Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892
- Limenitis dubernardi Oberthür, 1903
- Limenitis elwesi Oberthür, 1883
- Limenitis glorifica Fruhstorfer, 1909
- 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 (Linnaeus, 1758) – Poplar AdmiralPoplar AdmiralThe Poplar Admiral is a butterfly in the heliconiine clade of the Nymphalidae family.-Habitat:Poplar Admiral habitat is widespread in continental Europe and many areas in Asia. The large, seldom-seen Poplar Admiral is one of the biggest butterflies in Europe...
- Limenitis reductaLimenitis reductaThe Southern White Admiral is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Northern Spain, South and Eastern France, Italy and the Alps....
Staudinger, 1901 – Southern White Admiral - Limenitis rileyi Tytler, 1940
- Limenitis staudingeri RibbeCarl RibbeCarl Ribbe was a German explorer and entomologist.Carl Ribbe was an insect dealer in Berlin. He travelled widely in the South Seas, exploring Celebes, the Aru Islands, Ceram, Amboina, Key Island, Wumba-Inseln, the Bismark Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Shortland Island and "New Pomerania"...
, 1898 - Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853
- Limenitis trivenaLimenitis trivenaThe Indian White Admiral is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in tropical and subtropical Asia. Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864-References:...
Moore, 1864 – Indian White Admiral