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Checklist for Genus Limenitis Fabricius, 1807 (Admirals)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21770
211450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21590
211034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21455
210065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
44
13274
133988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
37
11734
117521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
9
2109
30020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
954
12809
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
60
1659
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLimenitidini
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Sisters and Sailors
22
554
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeLimenitidina
Behr, 1864
2
293
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusLimenitis
Fabricius, 1807
Admirals, Admirals and Viceroy
115Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 115 Species
Limenitis Fabricius, 1848Admirals212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
115 Species and 97 Subspecies
Limenitis abia Hewitson, 1850
Limenitis aemonia Weymer, 1883
Limenitis agneya Doherty, 1891
Limenitis albomaculata (Leech, 1891)⇒ Parasarpa albomaculata Leech, 1891
Limenitis amphyssa Ménétriés, 1859
Limenitis amphyssa amphyssa
Limenitis anonyma (Lewis, 1872)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Limenitis archippus archippus Cramer, 1775Eastern Viceroy
Limenitis archippus arthemis
Limenitis archippus eros (W.H. Edwards, 1880)⇒ Limenitis archippus floridensis Strecker, 1878
Limenitis archippus floridensis Strecker, 1878Florida Viceroy
Limenitis archippus hoffmanni R. Chermock, 1947Hoffmann’s Viceroy
Limenitis archippus hulstii (W.H. Edwards, 1882)⇒ Limenitis archippus obsoleta W. H. Edwards, 1882
Limenitis archippus idaho Austin, 1998Viceroy
Limenitis archippus lahontani Herlan, 1971Great Basin Viceroy
Limenitis archippus misippus (floridensis ..., 1878)⇒ Limenitis archippus floridensis Strecker, 1878
Limenitis archippus obsoleta W. H. Edwards, 1882Arizona viceroy
Limenitis archippus watsoni dos Passos, 1938Southern Viceroy
Limenitis arete Ménétriés, 1857
Limenitis aricia Hewitson, 1847
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis arthemis albofasciata Newcomb, 1907
Limenitis arthemis arizonensis (W. H. Edwards, 1882)⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Limenitis arthemis arthemis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata W. Barnes & ..., 1916Western White Admiral
Limenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775Red-spotted purple
Limenitis astyanax arizonensis Edwards, 1882Arizona purple
Limenitis asura
Limenitis asura baelia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis attica Felder, 1867
Limenitis austenia Moore, 1872Grey Commodore
Limenitis basiloides Bates, 1865
Limenitis boreas Butler, 1865
Limenitis boreas opheltes Fruhstorfer, 1915
Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Limenitis bredowii bredowii
Limenitis bredowii californica (Butler, 1865)⇒ Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775
Limenitis bredowii guatemalensis (Carpenter, 1945)⇒ Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775
Limenitis calidosa Moore, 1858
Limenitis californica (Butler, 1865)⇒ Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775
Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis camilla angustefasciata Streckfuss, 1891
Limenitis camilla completa Derenne, 1926
Limenitis camilla interrupta Lempke, 1956
Limenitis camilla japonica Ménétriés, 1857
Limenitis camilla minor Derenne, 1932
Limenitis camilla nigrina Weymer, 1884
Limenitis camilla obliterae Robson & Gar..., 1886
Limenitis camilla obliterata Shipp, 1895
Limenitis camilla rufoannulata Verity, 1950
Limenitis capucinus Walch, 1775
Limenitis cesilas Fruhstorfer, 1915
Limenitis chilo Smith, 1897
Limenitis chosensis Matsumura, 1929
Limenitis ciocolatina Poujade, 1886
Limenitis cleophas Oberthür, 1893
Limenitis cocala Cramer, 1782
Limenitis cottini (Oberthür, 1884)⇒ Litinga cottini Oberthür, 1884
Limenitis cytherea Linnaeus, 1758
Limenitis danava (Moore, 1857)⇒ Auzakia danava Moore, 1857
Limenitis danava albomarginata Weymer, 1887
Limenitis danava danava
Limenitis danava leechii Moore, 1898
Limenitis daraxa Doubleday, 1848Green Commodore
Limenitis daraxa daraxaGreen commodore
Limenitis daraxa theoda Fruhstorfer, 1903
Limenitis delphicola Fruhstorfer, 1909
Limenitis disippe (Godart, 1823)⇒ Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775
Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892
Limenitis doerriesi shennonjiaensis Yoshino, 2001
Limenitis doerriesi tongi Yoshino, 1997
Limenitis donysa Hewitson, 1847
Limenitis dubernardi Oberthür, 1903
Limenitis dudu (Westwood, 1850)⇒ Parasarpa dudu Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis dudu bockii Moore, 1881
Limenitis dudu dudu HAHN & HAHN, 1985
Limenitis dudu jinamitra Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis duplicata Staudinger, 1892
Limenitis elwesi Oberthür, 1884Chinese Admiral
Limenitis ephestion (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Limenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775
Limenitis epione Godart, 1823
Limenitis epizygis Fruhstorfer, 1915
Limenitis ethelda Hewitson, 1867
Limenitis eulalia (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Limenitis falcipennis Fruhstorfer, 1915
Limenitis fessonia (Hewitson, 1847)⇒ Adelpha fessonia Hewitson, 1847
Limenitis floridensis Holland, 1898
Limenitis fortuna
Limenitis fortuna kodahirai Sonan, 1938
Limenitis glorifica Fruhstorfer, 1909Honshu White Admiral
Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853
Limenitis helmanni duplicata Staudinger, 1892
Limenitis helmanni helmanni
Limenitis herennia Fruhstorfer, 1915
Limenitis hollandii Doherty, 1891
Limenitis hollandii fylgia Fruhstorfer, 1913
Limenitis homeyeri Tancré, 1881Yunnan Admiral
Limenitis homeyeri meridionalis Hall, 1930
Limenitis homeyeri venata Leech, 1892
Limenitis houlberti Oberthür, 0Houlbest’s Commodore
Limenitis hulsti (Edwards, 1882)⇒ Limenitis obsoleta Edwards, 1882
Limenitis hydaspes Moore, 1874
Limenitis iphiclus Linnaeus, 1758
Limenitis iphiclus phera Fruhstorfer, 1915
Limenitis irma Fruhstorfer, 1907
Limenitis irmina Doubleday, 1848
Limenitis isis Drury, 1782
Limenitis jezoensis Matsumura, 1919
Limenitis jina
Limenitis jina sauteri Fruhstorfer, 1913
Limenitis justina Felder, 1861
Limenitis justina nicetas Hall, 1938
Limenitis latefasciata Ménétriés, 1859
Limenitis lepechini Erschoff, 1874Chitral White Admiral
Limenitis levona Steinhauser ..., 1977
Limenitis libnites Hewitson, 1859
Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852Lorquin's admiral
Limenitis lorquini burrisoni Maynard, 1891Lorquin´s Admiral
Limenitis lorquini burrisonii Maynard, 1891Lorquin´s Admiral
Limenitis lorquini comstocki (J.D. Gunder, 1925)⇒ Limenitis lorquini lorquini Boisduval, 1852
Limenitis lorquini eavesii (H. Edwards, 1877)⇒ Limenitis lorquini lorquini Boisduval, 1852
Limenitis lorquini gunderi (Field, 1936)⇒ Limenitis lorquini lorquini Boisduval, 1852
Limenitis lorquini ilgae C. Guppy, 2001Lorquin´s Admiral
Limenitis lorquini lorquini Boisduval, 1852Lorquin´s Admiral
Limenitis lorquini pallidafacies Austin & J. ..., 1998Lorquin´s Admiral
Limenitis lorquini powelli (Austin & J. ..., 1998)⇒ Limenitis lorquini lorquini Boisduval, 1852
Limenitis lycone (Hewitson, 1859)⇒ Parasarpa lycone Hewitson, 1859
Limenitis lycone lyconides Fruhstorfer, 1913
Limenitis lymire (Hewitson, 1859)⇒ Parasarpa lymire Hewitson, 1859
Limenitis lyncides (Hewitson, 1859)⇒ Lamasia lyncides Hewitson, 1859
Limenitis lysanias (Hewitson, 1859)⇒ Parasarpa lysanias Hewitson, 1859
Limenitis malea Felder, 1861
Limenitis melanthe Bates, 1864
Limenitis melona Hewitson, 1847
Limenitis mesentina Cramer, 1779
Limenitis mimica (Poujade, 1886)⇒ Litinga mimica Poujade, 1885
Limenitis mimica ngoclinensis Monastyrskii..., 2000
Limenitis mimica ueharai Tateishi, 1999
Limenitis misuji Sugiyama, 1994
Limenitis misuji misuji Sugiyama, 1994
Limenitis misuji wenpingae Huang, 2003
Limenitis moltrechti Kardakoff, 1928
Limenitis mythra Godart, 1823
Limenitis naxia Felder, 1867
Limenitis nea Hewitson, 1847
Limenitis nicetas Hall, 1938
Limenitis obsoleta Edwards, 1882
Limenitis olynthia Felder, 1867
Limenitis paraena Bates, 1865
Limenitis phylaca Bates, 1866
Limenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar Admiral
Limenitis populi eumenius Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis populi fruhstorferi Krulikowsky, 1909
Limenitis populi jezoensis Matsumura, 1919
Limenitis populi kingana Matsumura, 1939
Limenitis populi populi Linnaeus, 1758
Limenitis populi szechwanica Murayama, 1981
Limenitis populi ussuriensis Staudinger, 1892
Limenitis pratti (Leech, 1890)⇒ Chalinga pratti Leech, 1890
Limenitis procris (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Moduza procris Cramer, 1777
Limenitis procris agnata Fruhstorfer, 1896
Limenitis procris anarta Moore, 1877
Limenitis procris chlaena Fruhstorfer, 1906
Limenitis procris florensis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Limenitis procris neutra Fruhstorfer, 1896
Limenitis procris procrisCommander
Limenitis procris sumbana Fruhstorfer, 1913
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901Southern White Admiral
Limenitis reducta herculeana Stichel, , 1908Southern White Admiral
Limenitis reducta reducta
Limenitis rileyi Tytler, 1940Tiger-mimic Admiral
Limenitis rileyi xizangana Huang, 1998
Limenitis saundersii Hewitson, 1867
Limenitis serpa Boisduval, 1836
Limenitis sibilla (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ladoga camilla Linnaeus, 1764
Limenitis sichaeus Butler, 1865
Limenitis sidyi Lederer, 1853
Limenitis sinensium (Oberthür, 1876)⇒ Patsuia sinensium Oberthur, 1876
Limenitis sinensium cinereus Bang-Haas, 1937
Limenitis staudingeri RIBBE, 1889Poplar Admiral
Limenitis sulpitia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Athyma sulpitia Cramer, 1782
Limenitis sulpitia sulpitia Cramer, 1779
Limenitis sulpitia tricula Fruhstorfer, 1908
Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853
Limenitis sydyi latefasciata Ménétriés, 1927
Limenitis sydyi sydyi Lederer, 1853
Limenitis tamaii Koiwaya, 2007
Limenitis thesprotia Felder, 1867
Limenitis thoasa Hewitson, 1850
Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864Indian White Admiral
Limenitis trivena pallida Tytler, 1926Indian white admiral
Limenitis valentina Fruhstorfer, 1915
Limenitis weidemeyeri Edwards, 1861
Limenitis weidemeyeri angustifasciaWeidemeyer´s admiral
Limenitis weidemeyeri latifasciaWeidemeyer´s admiral
Limenitis weidemeyeri weidemeyeriWeidemeyer´s admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii W.H. Edwards, 1861Weidemeyer's admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii angustifascia W. Barnes & ..., 1912Weidemeyer’s Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii latifascia S. Perkins &..., 1967Weidemeyer’s Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii nevadae W. Barnes & ..., 1924Nevada Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii oberfoelli F. Brown, 1960Oberfoelli´s Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii siennafascia Austin & Mul..., 1984Weidemeyers Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii weidemeyerii W. H. Edwards, 1861Weidemeyer’s Admiral
Limenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861
Limenitis ximena Felder, 1862
Limenitis zalmona Hewitson, 1871
Limenitis zayla (Doubleday, 1848)⇒ Parasarpa zayla Doubleday, 1848
Limenitis zea Hewitson, 1850
Limenitis zina Hewitson, 1867
Limenitis zulema Doubleday, 1848Scarce white commodore


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