Limenitidini is a tribe of

brush-footed butterflies The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...

of the subfamily

Limenitidinae The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or – namely the Adoliadini – titles of nobility (e.g., count, duke, earl, an ...

Genera

In alphabetical order:"Limenitidini"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * ''

Adelpha ''Adelpha'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found from the southern United States and Mexico to South America. They are commonly known as sisters, due to the white markings on their wings, which resemble a nun's habit. This genus is someti ...

'' Hübner,

819 __NOTOC__ Year 819 (Roman numerals, DCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Louis the Pious, Louis I marries Judith ...

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Athyma ''Athyma'' is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly known as the "true" or "typical" sergeants, to distinguish them from the false sergeants of the genus ''Pseudathyma'', a fairly close relative from the Adoliadini tribe. The ge ...

'' Westwood,

850 ''For codepage, see CP850.'' __NOTOC__ Year 850 (Roman numerals, DCCCL) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * February 1 – King Ramiro I of A ...

/small> – sergeants * '' Auzakia'' Moore,

898 __NOTOC__ Year 898 ( DCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 1 – King Odo I (or Eudes) dies at La Fère (Northern France) af ...

/small> * '' Cymothoe'' Hübner,

/small> – gliders * '' Harma'' Doubleday,

848 __NOTOC__ Year 848 (Roman numerals, DCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Bordeaux, capital of Aquitaine, falls into the hand ...

/small> – gliders * '' Kumothales'' Overlaet, 1940 * '' Lamasia'' Moore,

* '' Lebadea'' Felder, 1861 * '' Lelecella'' Hemming, 1939 * ''

Limenitis ''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", fro ...

'' Fabricius, 1807 – admirals * '' Litinga'' Moore,

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Moduza ''Moduza'' is a genus of south-east Asian (Indomalayan realm) Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies commonly called the commanders. Species Listed alphabetically:881/small> – commanders * '' Patsuia'' Moore,

* '' Pandita'' Moore, 1857 * ''

Parasarpa ''Parasarpa'' is a genus of butterflies. ''Parasarpa hollandi'' ranges from Lombok to Timor. ''Parasarpa albidior'' and ''Parasarpa houlberti'' are known only from Yunnan. The three other species occur in northern India and southern China.898 ...

'' Moore,

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Pseudacraea ''Pseudacraea'' is an Afrotropical butterfly genus in the subfamily Limenitidinae. Their placement in the tribe Limenitidini remains to be verified. Some of these species are mimics of Acraeinae and the present genus is thus known as false acra ...

'' Westwood,

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Pseudoneptis ''Pseudoneptis'' is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species ''Pseudoneptis bugandensis'', the blue sailer or blue sergeant. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Camero ...

'' Snellen, 1882 – blue sailers * '' Sumalia'' Moore,

/small> * '' Tarattia'' Moore,

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q956950 * Taxa named by Hans Hermann Behr Butterfly tribes