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''Limenitis homeyeri'' is a
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found in the East
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that belongs to the browns family.


Subspecies

*''Limenitis homeyeri homeyeri'' Amur *''Limenitis homeyeri venata'' Leech,
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 Sichuan, Shaanxi *''Limenitis homeyeri meridionalis'' Hall, 1930 Yunnan *''Limenitis homeyeri sugiyamai'' Yoshino, 1997 North Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei


Description from Seitz

L. homeyeri Tancre (57c) is somewhat more narrow-winged than the previous forms 'sydi'', ''camilla'', ''helmanni'', ''doerriesi'' but very similar lo them, being more delicately marked. The middle spots of the discal row of the forewing as in ''doerriesi'' project less distally, the band of the hindwing however is anteriorly narrower and there is a row of distinct venata. small white spots in the marginal area of the hindwing. Amur, Ussuri. — ''venata'' Leech (57c) is a larger form of a darker tint, with the white markings enlarged, which is especially evident with the cell -streak of the forewing and the band of the hindwing. On the underside too the ground has a deeper colour, the markings are silky white, the band of the hindwing being sharply traversed by the black veins. South -East and West China.Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, ''Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter'', 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)


Etymology

The name honours Eugen Ferdinand von Homeyer.


See also

* List of butterflies of Russia


References

homeyeri Butterflies described in 1881 Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Rudolf Tancré {{Limenitidinae-stub