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Checklist for Tribe Limenitidini Behr, 1864 (Admirals)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2761
19757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
496
3949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
225
1752
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
28
336
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLimenitidini
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Sisters and Sailors
9
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
9 Genera with 97 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1866Sister3SpeciesTaxom
Athyma Westwood, 1857Sergeants2SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoe Hübner, 1926Gliders97SpeciesTaxom
Harma Doubleday, 1848Gliders4SpeciesTaxom
Kumothales Overlaet, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1758Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacraea Westwood, 1892False acraeas53SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoneptis Snellen, 1964Blue Sailers4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
97 Species and 78 Subspecies
Adelpha cytherea cytherea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Adelpha cytherea aea C. & R. Felder, 1867
Adelpha naxia naxia C. & R. Felder, 1867Naxia Sister
Adelpha salmoneus salmoneus A. Butler, 1866
Athyma asura asura Moore, 1858Studded Sergeant
Athyma pravara Moore, 1857Lance Sergeant
Cymothoe adelina (Hewitson, 1869)⇒ Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773
Cymothoe alcimeda Godart, 1824Battling Glider
Cymothoe alcimeda rhodesiae Stevenson, 1934
Cymothoe alcimeda trimeni Aurivillius, 1912Battling Glider
Cymothoe amaniensis d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe aramis schoutedeni Overlaet, 1952
Cymothoe aramoides (Overlaet, 1944)⇒ Cymothoe distincta Overlaet, 1944
Cymothoe aurivillii Staudinger, 1899
Cymothoe aurivillii aurivillii Staudinger, 1899
Cymothoe aurivillii handeni Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe aurivillii latifasciata Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe aurivillii nguru Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe aurivillii tenuifasciae Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe beckeri Herrich-Schä..., 1853Becker'S Creamy Yellow Glider
Cymothoe beckeri theodosia Staudinger, 1890
Cymothoe blassi (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
Cymothoe butleri (Grünberg, 1908)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe caenis Drury, 1773Common Glider
Cymothoe capella Ward, 1871Golden Glider
Cymothoe coccinata Hewitson, 1874Common Red Glider
Cymothoe coccinata vrydaghi Overlaet, 1944
Cymothoe collarti Overlaet, 1942
Cymothoe collarti werneri Beaurain, 1984
Cymothoe collinsi d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe confusa (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Cymothoe egesta Cramer, 1775
Cymothoe congoensis (Butler, 1871)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe consanguis Aurivillius, 1896Cream Glider
Cymothoe coranus Grose-Smith, 1889Blonde Glider
Cymothoe coranus coranus Grose-Smith, 1889
Cymothoe coranus dowsetti Beaurain, 1988
Cymothoe coranus kiellandi Beaurain, 1988
Cymothoe coranus murphyi Beaurain, 1988
Cymothoe cottrelli d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe cottrelli cottrelli Rydon, 1980
Cymothoe cottrelli njombe Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe cyclades Ward, 1871
Cymothoe cyclades ochreata
Cymothoe cycladina (Grose-Smith, 1890)⇒ Cymothoe ochreata Grose-Smith, 1890
Cymothoe diphyia (Karsch, 1894)⇒ Cymothoe haynae Dewitz, 1886
Cymothoe distincta Overlaet, 1944
Cymothoe distincta kivuensis Overlaet, 1952
Cymothoe dropsyi (Overlaet, 1944)⇒ Cymothoe reginaeelisabethae Holland, 1920
Cymothoe dujardini Viette, 1971
Cymothoe egesta Cramer, 1775Common Yellow Glider
Cymothoe egesta confusa Aurivillius, 1887
Cymothoe fumosa (Staudinger, 1896)⇒ Cymothoe haynae Dewitz, 1886
Cymothoe haynae Dewitz, 1886
Cymothoe haynae diphyia Karsch, 1894
Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887Herminia Glider
Cymothoe herminia johnsoni
Cymothoe herminia johnstoni Butler, 1902
Cymothoe herminia katshokwe Overlaet, 1940
Cymothoe hesiodotus Staudinger, 1890Orange Lurid Glider
Cymothoe hesione (Butler, 1871)⇒ Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871
Cymothoe hewitsoni (Staudinger, 1889)⇒ Cymothoe indamora Hewitson, 1866
Cymothoe hobarti Butler, 1900Hobart´s Red Glider
Cymothoe hobarti hobarti Butler, 1900
Cymothoe hobarti lactanganyikae Collins, 1990
Cymothoe hobartia Butler, 1899
Cymothoe hypatha Hewitson, 1866Large Lurid Glider
Cymothoe indamora Hewitson, 1866Indamora Glider
Cymothoe indamora amorinda Van Someren, 1939
Cymothoe jodutta Westwood, 1850Jodutta Glider
Cymothoe jodutta mostinckxi Overlaet, 1952
Cymothoe lambertoni Oberthür, 1923
Cymothoe lurida Butler, 1871Lurid Glider
Cymothoe lurida azumai Carcasson, 1964
Cymothoe lurida butleri Grünberg, 1908
Cymothoe lurida mitano
Cymothoe lurida tristis Overlaet, 1952
Cymothoe magambae d´Abrera, 1980
Cymothoe magambae magambae Rydon, 1980
Cymothoe magambae pareensis Rydon, 1996
Cymothoe melanjae Bethune-Baker, 1926
Cymothoe ochreata Grose-Smith, 1890
Cymothoe overlaeti (Grose-Smith, 1887)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe reginaeelisabethae Holland, 1920
Cymothoe reginaeelizabethae Holland, 1920
Cymothoe reginaeelizabethae reginaeelizabethae
Cymothoe reinholdi vitalis Rebel, 1914
Cymothoe sangaris sangaris Godart, 1824Blood-Red Glider
Cymothoe sangaris luluana Overlaet, 1945
Cymothoe sangaris sangaris Godart, 1824
Cymothoe seneca (Kirby, 1889)⇒ Cymothoe jodutta Westwood, 1850
Cymothoe siegfriedi (Bryk, 1915)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe staudingeri (Hewitson, 1866)⇒ Cymothoe indamora Hewitson, 1866
Cymothoe sultani (Bryk, 1915)⇒ Cymothoe herminia Grose-Smith, 1887
Cymothoe superba (Aurivillius, 1899)⇒ Cymothoe haynae Dewitz, 1886
Cymothoe teita V.G.L. van S..., 1939Teita Glider
Cymothoe theobene (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848
Cymothoe theocranta (Herrich-Scha..., 1858)⇒ Cymothoe beckeri Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Cymothoe theodosia Staudinger, 1889
Cymothoe vicina (Hulstaert, 1926)⇒ Cymothoe ochreata Grose-Smith, 1890
Cymothoe vosiana (Overlaet, 1942)⇒ Cymothoe haynae Dewitz, 1886
Cymothoe vumbui Bethune-Baker, 1926Vumba Glider
Cymothoe weymeri Suffert, 1904Weymer´s Glider
Cymothoe zombana Bethune-Baker, 1926
Harma theobene Doubleday, 1848Angular Glider
Harma theobene blassi Weymer, 1892
Harma theobene superna Fox, 1968
Harma theobene theobene Doubleday, 1848
Kumothales inexpectata Overlaet, 1940
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar Admiral
Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906
Pseudacraea amaurina (Neave, 1912)⇒ Pseudacraea deludens Neave, 1912
Pseudacraea boisduvali Doubleday, 1845Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845Boisduval´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea boisduvalii boisduvalii Doubleday, 1845
Pseudacraea boisduvalii pemba Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea boisduvalii sayonis Ungemach, 1932
Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii Butler, 1874
Pseudacraea clarki Butler & Rot..., 1892Clark´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea clarkii Butler, 1892Clark´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea deludens Neave, 1912
Pseudacraea deludens amaurina Neustetter, 1928
Pseudacraea deludens deludens Neave, 1912
Pseudacraea deludens echerioides Talbot, 1941
Pseudacraea deludens morogoro Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea deludens murphyi Hecq, 1991
Pseudacraea deludens reducta Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea deludens rwandaensis Hecq, 1991
Pseudacraea deludens tanganyikae Kielland, 1990
Pseudacraea deludens terrena Jackson, 1956
Pseudacraea dolichiste (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Pseudacraea dolomena Hewitson, 1865
Pseudacraea dolomena Hewitson, 1865Variable False Acraea
Pseudacraea dolomena albostriata Lathy, 1906
Pseudacraea dolomena elgonensis Jackson, 1951
Pseudacraea dolomena kayonza Jackson, 1956
Pseudacraea dolomena usagarae Staudinger, 1891
Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758Common False Wanderer
Pseudacraea eurytus conradti Oberthür, 1893
Pseudacraea eurytus eurytus Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudacraea eurytus mimoras Ungemach, 1932
Pseudacraea gazengeli (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879
Pseudacraea gottbergi (Dewitz, 1879)⇒ Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879
Pseudacraea hegemone Riley, 1932
Pseudacraea imerina Hewitson, 1864
Pseudacraea imerina anjouana Collins, 1991
Pseudacraea kuenowi Dewitz, 1879Kuenow´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea kuenowii Dewitz, 1879Kuenow´s False Acraea
Pseudacraea kuenowii burgessi Jackson, 1951
Pseudacraea kuenowii hypoxantha Jordan, 1911
Pseudacraea kuenowii kigezi Jackson, 1956
Pseudacraea lucretia Cramer, 1775False Chief
Pseudacraea lucretia apaturoides C. & R. Felder, 1867
Pseudacraea lucretia comorana Oberthür, 1890
Pseudacraea lucretia expansa Butler, 1878
Pseudacraea lucretia karthalae Collins, 1991
Pseudacraea lucretia protracta Butler, 1874
Pseudacraea lucretia walensensis Sharpe, 1896
Pseudacraea peyrierasi Collins, 1991
Pseudacraea poggei Dewitz, 1879False Monarch
Pseudacraea rubrobasalis Aurivillius, 1903Lesser Variable False Acraea
Pseudacraea ruwenzorica (Grünberg, 1912)⇒ Pseudacraea eurytus Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudacraea semire Cramer, 1779Green False Acraea
Pseudacraea uhelda (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Euptera kinugnana Grose-Smith, 1889
Pseudacraea warburgi Aurivillius, 1892Incipient False Acraea
Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935Blue Sailer
Pseudoneptis bugandensis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
Pseudoneptis bugandensis ianthe Hemming, 1964
Pseudoneptis ianthe (Hemming, 1964)⇒ Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935

Subnodes of Limenitidini with occurrences in East Africa
SubtribeLimenitidina
Behr, 1864
2
6
Genera
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Limenitidini at itis.gov