''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
Neo-Latin
Neo-LatinSidwell, Keith ''Classical Latin-Medieval Latin-Neo Latin'' in ; others, throughout. (also known as New Latin and Modern Latin) is the style of written Latin used in original literary, scholarly, and scientific works, first in Italy d ...
"of harbours", from
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ...
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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