Limenitidinae

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Limentidinae
Adelpha fessonia
Adelpha fessonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limentidinae
Tribes

Adoliadini
Limenitidini
Neptini
Parthenini

Synonyms

Limenitidini

Limentidinae is a subfamily of butterflies that includes admirals and their relatives. The Biblidinae are sometimes merged here. The present subfamily is also sometimes included as a tribe Limenitidini in the Nymphalinae.

[edit] Systematics

The following list is incomplete.

Tribe Adoliadini

  • Abrota
  • Aterica
  • Bassarona
  • Bebearia
  • Catuna
  • Cynandra
  • Dophla
  • Euphaedra
  • Euptera
  • Euriphene
  • Euryphaedra
  • Euryphura
  • Euthalia
  • Hamanumida
  • Lexias
  • Neurosigma
  • Pseudargynnis
  • Pseudathyma
  • Tanaecia

Tribe Limenitidini

  • Adelpha
    • Adelpha basiloides
    • Adelpha bredowii
    • Adelpha fessonia
  • Athyma
  • Auzakia
  • Cymothoe
  • Harma
  • Kumothales
  • Lamasia
  • Lebadea
  • Lelecella
  • Limenitis
  • Litinga
  • Moduza - sometimes included in Limenitis
  • Pandita
  • Parasarpa
  • Patsuia
  • Pseudacraea
  • Pseudoneptis
  • Sumalia
  • Tacorae

Tribe Neptini

Tribe Parthenini

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