''Limenitis'' is a genus 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 ...
, commonly called the admirals. The sister butterflies (''
Adelpha'') and commander butterflies (''
Moduza'') are sometimes included here.
The name ''Limenitis'' is
New Latin
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"of harbours", from
Ancient Greek
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Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven).
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:
"''Limenitis'' Fabricius, 1807"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Species group ''Basilarchia'' (North America):
Species group ''helmanni'' (eastern Asia):
Unnamed species group (South-East Asia):
Ungrouped species (Asia and Europe):
References
Further reading
* Glassberg, Jeffrey ''Butterflies through Binoculars: The West'' (2001)
* Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. ''Butterflies of British Columbia'' (2001)
* James, David G. and Nunnallee, David ''Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies'' (2011)
* Pelham, Jonathan ''Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada'' (2008)
* Pyle, Robert Michael ''The Butterflies of Cascadia'' (2002)
External links
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies of AmericaImages representing ''Limenitis''
at EOL
Images representing ''Limenitis''
at Bold
Nymphalidae genera
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Limenitidinae
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