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Taxonomy of Genus Limenitis Fabricius, 1807
Admirals, Admirals and Viceroy


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
13
3266
144998
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
1533
72196
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLimenitidinae
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Admirals and Relatives
96
8352
Genera
Species
TribeLimenitidini
Behr, 1864
Admirals, Sisters and Sailors
37
3252
Genera
Species
SubtribeLimenitidina
Behr, 1864
5
1701
Genera
Species
GenusLimenitis
Fabricius, 1807
Admirals, Admirals and Viceroy
989Species
Subnodes of Limenitis Fabricius, 1807
SpeciesLimenitis abia Hewitson, 1850
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis abyla Hewitson, 1850
SpeciesLimenitis abylina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis adstricta Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis advena Ellsworth, 1918
SpeciesLimenitis aea Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis aemonia Weymer, 1883
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis aeolia Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis aethalia Felder, 1876
SpeciesLimenitis agilla Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis agnata Fruhstorfer, 1897
SpeciesLimenitis agneya Doherty, 1891
SpeciesLimenitis alala Hewitson, 1847
10Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis albata Watkins, 1927
SpeciesLimenitis albidior Hall, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis albifida Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis albina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis albofasciata Newcomb, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis albomaculata Leech, 1891  ⇒ Parasarpa albomaculata
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis albomarginata Weymer, 1887
SpeciesLimenitis alwina Bremer & Grey, 1853
SpeciesLimenitis amarapta Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis amida Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis amphyssa Ménétriés, 1859
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis ampla Hayward, 1935
SpeciesLimenitis anarta Moore, 1877
SpeciesLimenitis angustata Staudinger, 1887
SpeciesLimenitis angustifascia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
SpeciesLimenitis anonyma Lewis, 1872  ⇒ Limenitis reducta
SpeciesLimenitis antoniae Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis aquillia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis arboretorum Oberthür, 1876
SpeciesLimenitis archidona Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis archippus Cramer, 1775
Viceroy, Viceroy Butterfly, X arthemis
15Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis arctina Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis arecosa Hewitson, 1847
SpeciesLimenitis arete Ménétriés, 1857
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis aretina
SpeciesLimenitis aricia Hewitson, 1847
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis arizonensis Edwards, 1882
SpeciesLimenitis armandia Oberthür, 1876
SpeciesLimenitis arnoldi Fruhstorfer, 1898
SpeciesLimenitis arthechippus Scudder, 0
SpeciesLimenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Albo Admiral, American White Admiral, Banded purple
6Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis asamaensis Watari, 1936
SpeciesLimenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775
Red-spotted purple
6Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis asura
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis atlantis Nakahara, 1922
SpeciesLimenitis attica Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis aufidia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis austenia Moore, 1872
Grey Commodore
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis avalokita Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis bankana Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis barnesia Schaus, 1902
SpeciesLimenitis bartolme Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis basilea Cramer, 1779
SpeciesLimenitis basiloides Bates, 1865
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis batuna Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesLimenitis benjamini Nakahara, 1924
SpeciesLimenitis berchmansi Kotsch, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis bergmani Bryk, 1946
SpeciesLimenitis bicina van Eecke, 0
SpeciesLimenitis biedermanni Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis bifasciata Niepelt, 1914
SpeciesLimenitis bifulvata Cabeau, 1926
SpeciesLimenitis bockii Moore, 1881
SpeciesLimenitis boeotia Felder, 1867
5Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis boreas Butler, 1865
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis bredowi Butler, 1865
1Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis bredowii Hübner, 1837  ⇒ Adelpha bredowii
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis brevifascia Talbot, 1928
SpeciesLimenitis bruijni Oberthür, 1879
SpeciesLimenitis brunnea Tytler, 1940  ⇒ Auzakia danava
SpeciesLimenitis bucovinensis
SpeciesLimenitis burrisoni Maynard, 1891
SpeciesLimenitis caelia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis caerulea Ehrmann, 1900
SpeciesLimenitis calidasa Moore, 1857
SpeciesLimenitis calidosa Moore, 1858
SpeciesLimenitis californica Butler, 1865  ⇒ Cercyonis pegala
California Sister
SpeciesLimenitis calliphane Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis calliphiclea Butler, 1870
SpeciesLimenitis camilla Linnaeus, 1764  ⇒ Limenitis reducta
Eurasian White Admiral, White Admiral
15Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis campeda Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis canina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis canuleia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis caphira Hewitson, 1869
SpeciesLimenitis capucinus Walch, 1775
SpeciesLimenitis carmela Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis cayuga Nakahara, 1923
SpeciesLimenitis celerio Bates, 1864
SpeciesLimenitis centralitaliae Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis cerachates Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis cesilas Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis cestus Hewitson, 1847
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis chancha Müller, 1886
SpeciesLimenitis chilo Smith, 1897
SpeciesLimenitis chinensis Hall, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis chlaena Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesLimenitis chosensis Matsumura, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis cibyra Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis cicacocha Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis cinereus Bang-Haas, 1937
SpeciesLimenitis ciocolatina Poujade, 1886
SpeciesLimenitis cleophas Oberthür, 1893
SpeciesLimenitis cocala Cramer, 1782
7Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis cocalina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis cognata Hewitson, 1874
SpeciesLimenitis colada Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis collina Hewitson, 1847
SpeciesLimenitis completa Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis comstocki Gunder, 1925
SpeciesLimenitis consimilis Boisduval, 1832  ⇒ Pantoporia consimilis
SpeciesLimenitis cora Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis corcyra Hewitson, 1847
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis coreana Matsumura, 1927
SpeciesLimenitis coreanitis Bryk, 1946
SpeciesLimenitis coryneta Hewitson, 1874
SpeciesLimenitis cottini Oberthür, 1884  ⇒ Litinga cottini
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis creton Godman, 1901
SpeciesLimenitis cuyaba Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis cytherea Linnaeus, 1758
9Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis daceleia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis daguana Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis damon Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis danava Moore, 1857  ⇒ Auzakia danava
Common commodore
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis daraxa Doubleday, 1848
Green Commodore
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis davisii Butler, 1877
SpeciesLimenitis deborah Weeks, 1901
SpeciesLimenitis defasciata Schultz, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis deleta Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis delinita Fruhstorfer, 1915
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis delphicola Fruhstorfer, 1909
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis demialba Butler, 1872
SpeciesLimenitis despoliata Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis diademata Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis diadochus Frhustorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis diatreta Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis diazi Beutelspacher, 1975
SpeciesLimenitis dichroa Kollar, 1844  ⇒ Sephisa dichroa
SpeciesLimenitis didnia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis diluta Spuler, 0
SpeciesLimenitis diocles Godman & Salvin, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis disippe Godart, 1823  ⇒ Limenitis archippus
SpeciesLimenitis disjuncta Leech, 1890  ⇒ Athyma disjuncta
SpeciesLimenitis divina Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis dominula Möschler, 1876
SpeciesLimenitis donysa Hewitson, 1847
SpeciesLimenitis doudoroffi Gunder, 1934
SpeciesLimenitis drusilla Bergstrasser, 1779  ⇒ Limenitis reducta
SpeciesLimenitis dubernardi Oberthür, 1903
SpeciesLimenitis dudu Westwood, 1850  ⇒ Parasarpa dudu
White Commodore
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis duiliae Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis dumetorum Boisduval, 1833
SpeciesLimenitis duplicata Staudinger, 1892
SpeciesLimenitis eavesi Edwards, 1877
SpeciesLimenitis egregia Röber, 1927
SpeciesLimenitis ehrhardi Neuburger, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis elea Fabricius, 1793
SpeciesLimenitis eleus Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesLimenitis elwesi Oberthür, 1884
Chinese Admiral
SpeciesLimenitis emathia Felder, 1869
SpeciesLimenitis emilia Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis enapius Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis enope Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis ephesa Ménétriés, 1857
SpeciesLimenitis ephestiaena Hübner, 1818
SpeciesLimenitis ephestion Stoll, 1790  ⇒ Limenitis astyanax
SpeciesLimenitis epidamna Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis epione Godart, 1823
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis epiphicla
SpeciesLimenitis epizygis Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis epona Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis eponina Staudinger, 1886
SpeciesLimenitis ernestina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis eros Edwards, 1880
SpeciesLimenitis erotica Hewitson, 1847
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis erythmathis Godman & Salvin, 1884
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis escalantei Steinhauser & Miller, 1977
SpeciesLimenitis ethelda Hewitson, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis euboea Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis eulalia Doubleday, 1848  ⇒ Adelpha bredowii
Arizona Sister
SpeciesLimenitis eumenius Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis eurynome Westwood, 1842
SpeciesLimenitis eutenia Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis exanima Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis excelsior Reiss, 1942
SpeciesLimenitis eximia Moltrecht, 1909  ⇒ Chalinga pratti
SpeciesLimenitis fabricia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis falcata Godman & Salvin, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis falcipennis Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fassli Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis felderi Boisduval, 1870
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis fessonia Hewitson, 1847  ⇒ Adelpha fessonia
SpeciesLimenitis fidicula Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fillo Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis florensis Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis floresiana Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesLimenitis floridensis Holland, 1898
SpeciesLimenitis formosicola Matsumura, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis fortuna
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis fridayi Gunder, 1932
SpeciesLimenitis frontina Hall, 1935
SpeciesLimenitis fruhstorferi Krulikovski, 1909
SpeciesLimenitis frusina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fufia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fufina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fugela Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fulica Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fulva Tytler, 0
SpeciesLimenitis fulvus Bang-Haas, 1937
SpeciesLimenitis fumida Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis funalis Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fundania Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis fylgia Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis garrigai de Sagarra, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis gavina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis gelania Godart, 1823
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis gellia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis georgias Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis gerona Hewitson, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis gilgitica Tytler, 1926
SpeciesLimenitis glorifica Fruhstorfer, 1909
Honshu White Admiral
SpeciesLimenitis godmani Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis goliath Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis gortyna Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis goyana Schaus, 1902
SpeciesLimenitis guatemalensis Carpenter, 1945
SpeciesLimenitis gunderi Field, 1936
SpeciesLimenitis hageni Staudinger, 1892
SpeciesLimenitis hainensis Chun, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis halli Watson & Comstock, 1920
SpeciesLimenitis helena Metzner, 1926
SpeciesLimenitis helepecki Weeks, 1901
SpeciesLimenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis heraclea Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis herbita Weymer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis herculeana Stichel, 1909
SpeciesLimenitis heredia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis herennia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis hieronica Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis hilareia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis himera Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis hoffmanni Chermock, 1947
SpeciesLimenitis hollandii Doherty, 1891
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis homeyeri Tancré, 1881
Yunnan Admiral
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis houlberti Oberthür, 0
Houlbest’s Commodore
SpeciesLimenitis hulsti Edwards, 1882  ⇒ Limenitis obsoleta
SpeciesLimenitis hulstii Edwards, 1882
SpeciesLimenitis hyas Boisduval, 1836
SpeciesLimenitis hybrid
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis hydaspes Moore, 1874
SpeciesLimenitis hypererythra Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis hypoerythra Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis hypsenor Godman & Salvin, 1879
SpeciesLimenitis iaere Hall, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis imitata Butler, 1883
SpeciesLimenitis implicata Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis inachia Staudinger, 1886
SpeciesLimenitis indefecta Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis infranigrans Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis infraradiata Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis inornata Nakahara, 1924
SpeciesLimenitis insularis Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis interrupta Lempke, 1955
SpeciesLimenitis iphicleola Bates, 1864
SpeciesLimenitis iphiclus Linnaeus, 1758
10Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis iphimedia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis irma Fruhstorfer, 1907
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis irmina Doubleday, 1848
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis isis Drury, 1782
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis ismene Doubleday, 1848  ⇒ Lebadea ismene
SpeciesLimenitis isshikii Matsumura, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis ixia Felder, 1867
7Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis jacquelinae Steinhauser & Miller, 1977
SpeciesLimenitis japonica Ménétriés, 1857
SpeciesLimenitis jarias Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis jezoensis Matsumura, 1919
SpeciesLimenitis jina
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis jinamitra Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis jordani Fruhstorfer, 1915
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis juanna Grose-Smith, 1898
SpeciesLimenitis jumaloni Schröder, 1976
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis juruana Butler, 1877
SpeciesLimenitis justina Felder, 1861
6Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis justinella Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis kaempferi de, 0
SpeciesLimenitis karschi Fruhstorfer, 1912
SpeciesLimenitis kayei Hall, 1939
SpeciesLimenitis kingana Matsumura, 1939
SpeciesLimenitis kondoi Kuru, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis labotas Hewitson, 1864
SpeciesLimenitis lacina
SpeciesLimenitis lactofasciata Lempke, 1955
SpeciesLimenitis lacustris Rocci, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis lahontani Herlan, 1971
SpeciesLimenitis lamina Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Limenitis arthemis
SpeciesLimenitis lanilla Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis lanthanis Cook & Watson, 1909
SpeciesLimenitis lapitha Hall, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis lara Hewitson, 1850
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis larymna Doubleday, 1848  ⇒ Athyma larymna
SpeciesLimenitis latealba Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis latefasciata Ménétriés, 1859
SpeciesLimenitis latifascia Perkins & Perkins, 1967
SpeciesLimenitis lativittata Staudinger, 1886
SpeciesLimenitis laubenheimeri Hagen, 1898
SpeciesLimenitis leechii Moore, 1898
SpeciesLimenitis lemnia Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis leonina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis lepechini Erschoff, 1874
Chitral White Admiral
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis lerna Hewitson, 1847
SpeciesLimenitis lesbia Staudinger, 1886
SpeciesLimenitis leucacantha Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis leucas Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis leucates Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis leuceria Druce, 1874
SpeciesLimenitis leucerioides Beutelspacher, 1975
SpeciesLimenitis leucocoma Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis leucophthalma Latreille, 1811
SpeciesLimenitis leucoptera Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis leutha Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis levicula Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis levona Steinhauser & Miller, 1977
SpeciesLimenitis libnites Hewitson, 1859
SpeciesLimenitis ligyes Hewitson, 1864
SpeciesLimenitis liliputana Staudinger, 0
SpeciesLimenitis livida Leech, 1891
SpeciesLimenitis lombokiana Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852
Lorquin's admiral, Lorquin's admiral
11Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis lorquinii Boisduval, 1852
SpeciesLimenitis lorzae Boisduval, 1870
SpeciesLimenitis lorzina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis lucina Butler, 1872
SpeciesLimenitis luctuosus Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesLimenitis ludmilla von Nordmann, 1851
SpeciesLimenitis lycone Hewitson, 1859  ⇒ Parasarpa lycone
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis lyconides Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis lycorias Godart, 1823
SpeciesLimenitis lydia Butler, 1865
SpeciesLimenitis lymire Hewitson, 1859  ⇒ Parasarpa lymire
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis lyncides Hewitson, 1859  ⇒ Lamasia lyncides
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis lysanias Hewitson, 1859  ⇒ Parasarpa lysanias
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis mahastha Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis mainas Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis maira Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis makkeda Hewitson, 1871
SpeciesLimenitis malea Felder, 1861
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis mamaea Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis manetho Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis manilia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis marcia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis massilia Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis massillides Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis mata Moore, 1858
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis maynardi Field, 1936
SpeciesLimenitis melanippe Godman & Salvin, 1884
SpeciesLimenitis melanthe Bates, 1864
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis melona Hewitson, 1847
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis mephistiphiles Butler, 1869
SpeciesLimenitis meridionalis Hall, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis mesenteria Fabricius, 1781
SpeciesLimenitis mesentina Cramer, 1779
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis messana Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis metana Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis milleri Beutelspacher, 1976
SpeciesLimenitis milonia Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesLimenitis mimica Poujade, 1886  ⇒ Litinga mimica
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis minamii Kuru, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis mincia Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis minoë
SpeciesLimenitis minoe Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesLimenitis minor Caruel, 1947  ⇒ Ladoga camilla
SpeciesLimenitis misera Rocci, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis misuji Sugiyama, 1994
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis moltrechti Kardakoff, 1928
SpeciesLimenitis moltrecthi
SpeciesLimenitis monochroma Gillmer, 1909
SpeciesLimenitis monorufopunctata Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis montana Mell, 1923
SpeciesLimenitis mossi Hall, 1932
SpeciesLimenitis mucia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis myrlea Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis mythra Godart, 1823
SpeciesLimenitis nadja Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis nahua Grose-Smith, 1898
SpeciesLimenitis naryce Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis nava Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis naxia Felder, 1867
5Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis nea Hewitson, 1847
SpeciesLimenitis negra Felder, 1862
SpeciesLimenitis negrina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis neolymira Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis neutra Fruhstorfer, 1897
SpeciesLimenitis nevadae Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
SpeciesLimenitis nicetas Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis nig Strecker, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis nigerrima Cockerell, 1927
SpeciesLimenitis nigra Groult, 1885
SpeciesLimenitis nigricans Oberthür, 1896
SpeciesLimenitis nigrina Weymer, 1884
SpeciesLimenitis nivosus Gunder, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis nonsecta Kaye, 1925
SpeciesLimenitis nuydai Shirôzu & Saigusa, 1970
SpeciesLimenitis nycteis
SpeciesLimenitis oberfoelli Brown, 1960
SpeciesLimenitis oberthueri
SpeciesLimenitis oberthuri Leech, 1890
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis obliterata Shipp, 0
SpeciesLimenitis obsoleta Edwards, 1882
SpeciesLimenitis olbia Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis olynthia Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis olynthina Fruhstorfer, 1907
SpeciesLimenitis opalina Kollar, 1844  ⇒ Athyma opalina
SpeciesLimenitis ophellas Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis opheltes Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis ophidusa
SpeciesLimenitis orisa Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis ornamenta Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis oronoco Weeks, 1906
SpeciesLimenitis ozolis
SpeciesLimenitis pallida Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis panthalis
SpeciesLimenitis paraeca Bates, 1864
SpeciesLimenitis paraena Bates, 1865
SpeciesLimenitis paroëca
SpeciesLimenitis paroeca Bates, 0
SpeciesLimenitis parva Rocci, 1940
SpeciesLimenitis paula Bargmann, 1928
SpeciesLimenitis pausanias Staudinger, 1889
SpeciesLimenitis penningtoni Van Son, 1977
SpeciesLimenitis perga Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis permagna Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis pharaë
SpeciesLimenitis pharae Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis phera Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis phintias Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis phliassa Godart, 1823
6Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis phylaca Bates, 1866
7Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis phylacides Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis pintuyana Semper, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis pione Godman & Salvin, 1884
SpeciesLimenitis pithys Bates, 1864
SpeciesLimenitis plesaure Hübner, 1819
SpeciesLimenitis pollina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis poltius Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis populi Linnaeus, 1758
Poplar Admiral
16Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis portunus Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis powelli Field, 1936
SpeciesLimenitis praecaria Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis praetura Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis praevalida Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis praslini Boisduval, 1832  ⇒ Neptis praslini
SpeciesLimenitis pratti Leech, 1890  ⇒ Chalinga pratti
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis prattii Leech, 1890
SpeciesLimenitis pravitas Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis primigenia Verity, 1924
SpeciesLimenitis privata Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis privigna Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis procris Cramer, 1779  ⇒ Moduza procris
Commander
17Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis prodiga Fruhstorfer, 1909
SpeciesLimenitis prorsa Linnaeus, 1764
SpeciesLimenitis proserpina Edwards, 1865  ⇒ Limenitis arthemis
SpeciesLimenitis pryeri Moore, 1877
SpeciesLimenitis pseudaethalia Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis pseudagrias Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis pseudarete Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis pseudococala Hall, 1932
SpeciesLimenitis pseudodorippus Strecker, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis pseudomalea Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis pseudomessana Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis puellula Fruhstorfer, 1909
SpeciesLimenitis punctata Schröder & Treadaway, 1980
SpeciesLimenitis purpurascens Tytler, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis purpuratus Gunder, 1934
SpeciesLimenitis pygmaeana Verity, 1928
SpeciesLimenitis pythonissa Miller, 1859
SpeciesLimenitis radiata Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Southern White Admiral
11Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis restricta Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis rileyi Tytler, 1940
Tiger-mimic Admiral
1Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis rilocola Seitz, 1908  ⇒ Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa
SpeciesLimenitis riola Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis rivularis Stichel, 1909
1Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis roela Boisduval, 1870
SpeciesLimenitis rothschildi Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis rubidus Strecker, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis rubrofasciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
SpeciesLimenitis rubrofasechippus Gunder, 1934
SpeciesLimenitis rufescens Cockerell, 1889  ⇒ Limenitis arthemis
SpeciesLimenitis rufilia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis rufoanulata Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis rufopunctata Lucas, 1923
SpeciesLimenitis safeda Tytler, 0
SpeciesLimenitis sakaii Sugitani, 1931
SpeciesLimenitis salmoneus Butler, 1865
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis salmonides Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis salus Hall, 1935
SpeciesLimenitis samilla
SpeciesLimenitis sanctigabrieli Eliot, 0
SpeciesLimenitis sankara Kollar, 1844  ⇒ Neptis sankara
SpeciesLimenitis sarana Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis saundersii Hewitson, 1867
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis schaljapini Kardakoff, 1928
SpeciesLimenitis schiffermulleri Higgins, 1933  ⇒ Limenitis reducta
SpeciesLimenitis selenophora Kollar, 1844  ⇒ Athyma selenophora
SpeciesLimenitis semiramis Schrank, 1801  ⇒ Limenitis populi
SpeciesLimenitis sengei Kotsch, 1929
SpeciesLimenitis sentia Godman & Salvin, 1884
SpeciesLimenitis serenita Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis seriphia Felder, 1867
SpeciesLimenitis serita Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis serpa Boisduval, 1836
8Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis serpentina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis sibilla Linnaeus, 1767  ⇒ Ladoga camilla
SpeciesLimenitis sibylla Ménétriés, 1927
1Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis sichaeus Butler, 1865
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis sidyi Lederer, 1853
1Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis silia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis sinefascia Edwards, 1882
SpeciesLimenitis sinensis Bang-Haas, 1937
SpeciesLimenitis sinensium Oberthür, 1876  ⇒ Patsuia sinensium
5Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis sirona Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis sophax Godman & Salvin, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis spruceana Bates, 1864
SpeciesLimenitis staudingeri RIBBE, 1889
Poplar Admiral
SpeciesLimenitis stenotaenia Honrath, 1892
SpeciesLimenitis suapura Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis suberrima Schultze, 0
SpeciesLimenitis sulpitia Fruhstorfer, 1908  ⇒ Athyma sulpitia
Five-Dot Sergeant
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis sumbana Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis sumbawana Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis supitia
1Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis syma Godart, 1823
SpeciesLimenitis symona Kaye, 1925
SpeciesLimenitis syrna Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis taccanii Rocci, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis taccaniisecunda Rocci, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis takamukuana Matsumura, 1931  ⇒ Limenitis moltrechti
SpeciesLimenitis tamaii Koiwaya, 2007
SpeciesLimenitis tarpeia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis tarratia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis tegeata Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis theaena Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis theoda Fruhstorfer, 1903
SpeciesLimenitis therasia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis thespias Semper, 1889
SpeciesLimenitis thesprotia Felder, 1867
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis thessalia Felder, 1867
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis thoasa Hewitson, 1850
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis thyrea
SpeciesLimenitis tildeni Field, 1934
SpeciesLimenitis timehri Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis timorica Fruhstorfer, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis tioma Eliot, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis titia Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis tizona Felder, 1867
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis tizonides Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis tracta Butler, 1872
SpeciesLimenitis transpadana Rocci, 1930
SpeciesLimenitis tremulae Easper, 1800
SpeciesLimenitis tricolorata Grund, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis tricula Fruhstorfer, 1908
SpeciesLimenitis trinina Kaye, 1914
SpeciesLimenitis trinitad Kaye, 1914
SpeciesLimenitis trivena Moore, 1864
Indian White Admiral
4Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis tumida Butler, 1873
SpeciesLimenitis undifragus Fruhstorfer, 1906
SpeciesLimenitis urdaneta Felder, 1863
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis urraca Felder, 1862
SpeciesLimenitis urracina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis ursula Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Limenitis astyanax
SpeciesLimenitis ussuriensis Staudinger, 1887
SpeciesLimenitis uta Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis utina Hall, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis valentina Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis velia Felder, 1867
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis veliada Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis venata Leech, 0
SpeciesLimenitis verenda Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis violascens Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis viridescens Verity, 1950
SpeciesLimenitis viridicans Fruhstorfer, 1899
SpeciesLimenitis viridis Strecker, 1878
SpeciesLimenitis virithemis Field, 1936
SpeciesLimenitis vivina Van Eecke, 1913
SpeciesLimenitis vodena Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis volupis Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis wallisi Dewitz, 1877
SpeciesLimenitis watsoni dos Passos, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis weidemeyeri Edwards, 1861
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis weidemeyerii W.H. Edwards, 1861
Weidemeyer's admiral, Weidemeyer's admiral butterfly
6Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis weidermeyerii Edwards, 1861
6Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis wernickei Röber, 1923
SpeciesLimenitis wilhelmina Fruhstorfer, 1938
SpeciesLimenitis ximena Felder, 1862
SpeciesLimenitis xylostei von Prunner, 1798
SpeciesLimenitis zalma Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis zalmona Hewitson, 1871
3Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis zayla Doubleday, 1848  ⇒ Parasarpa zayla
Bicolour commodore
SpeciesLimenitis zea Hewitson, 1850
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis zeba Hewitson, 1850
SpeciesLimenitis zina Hewitson, 1867
2Subspecies
SpeciesLimenitis zopyra Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis zulema Doubleday, 1848
Scarce white commodore
SpeciesLimenitis zunilaces Fruhstorfer, 1915
SpeciesLimenitis zynias Fruhstorfer, 1915

Synonyms
Azuritis (Boudinot, 1986)
Basilarchia (Scudder, 1872)
Callianira (Hübner, 1819)
Chalinga (Moore, 1898)
Eolimenitis (Kurentsov, 1950)
Ladoga (Moore, 1898)
Limfnitis (Eversmann, 1844)
Limonetes (Billberg, 1820)
Limonitis (Dalman, 1816)
Linimenitis (Doubleday, 1848)
Linimentis (Doubleday, 1848)
Najas (Hübner, 1806)
Nympha (Krause, 1839)
Nymphalis (Felder, 1861)
Nymphalus (Boitard, 1828)
Sinimia (Moore, 1898)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Limenitis
EnglishAdmirals, Admirals and Viceroy
FinnishLuotsit


Distribution of Limenitis Fabricius, 1807
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Albania


Andorra


Argentina


Armenia


Australia


Austria


Azerbaijan


Bangladesh


Barbados


Belarus


Belgium


Belize


Bhutan


Bolivia
19 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina


Brazil
28 Species
Bulgaria


Canada


China
26 Species
Colombia
35 Species
Costa Rica


Croatia


Cuba


Cyprus


Czech Republic


Denmark


Ecuador
21 Species
Estonia


Finland


France


Georgia


Germany


Greece


Guatemala


Guyana


Honduras


Hungary


Iceland


India
20 Species
Indonesia
15 Species
Iran


Israel


Italy


Jamaica


Japan


Jordan


Kazakhstan


Kyrgyzstan


Latvia


Lebanon


Liberia


Liechtenstein


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Malaysia


Mauritius


Mexico


Moldova


Mongolia


Montenegro


Myanmar


Nepal


Netherlands


Nicaragua


North Korea


Norway


Pakistan


Palestine


Panama


Papua New Guinea


Paraguay


Peru
20 Species
Philippines


Poland


Portugal


Qatar


Romania


Russia


Serbia


Singapore


Slovakia


Slovenia


South Korea


Spain


Sri Lanka


Suriname


Sweden


Switzerland


Syria


Taiwan


Tajikistan


Thailand


Trinidad and Tobago


Turkey


Turkmenistan


Ukraine


United Kingdom


USA
24 Species
Uzbekistan


Venezuela


Zimbabwe




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