Limenitis

Limenitis
Southern White Admiral (L. reducta)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Rhopalocera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Genus: Limenitis
Fabricius, 1807
Species

25 sp., see text

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).[1]

Species[2]

Group Basilarchia (North American):

Ungrouped (Asian):

References

  1. ^ The Century Dictionary by The Century Company. Available online at dictionary.com/index.html.
  2. ^ Limenitis, funet,fi

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