Limenitis

Limenitis

Taxobox
name = "Limenitis"



image_width = 240px
image_caption = Southern White Admiral, "Limenitis reducta"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
zoodivisio = Rhopalocera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Limenitidinae
genus = "Limenitis"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = Numerous, see text

"Limenitis" is a genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly called the Admirals.

The name "Limenitis" is New Latin "of harbours", from Ancient Greek Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven). [The Century Dictionary by The Century Company. Available online at [http://www.leoyan.com/century dictionary.com/index.html] .]

Notable species

* "Limenitis amphyssa
* "Limenitis archippus", Viceroy butterfly
* "Limenitis arthemis"
** "L. arthemis arthemis" - (American) White Admiral
** "L. arthemis rubrofasciata" - Western (American) White Admiral
** "L. arthemis astyanax" and "L. arthemis arizonensis" - both Red-spotted Purple
* "Limenitis bredowii", California Sister
* "Limenitis camilla", Eurasian White Admiral
* "Limenitis doerriesi"
* "Limenitis helmanni"
* "Limenitis homeyeri"
* "Limenitis lepechini"
* "Limenitis lorquini", Lorquin's Admiral
* "Limenitis moltrechti"
* "Limenitis populi", Poplar Admiral
* "Limenitis procris", The Commander
* "Limenitis reducta", Southern White Admiral
* "Limenitis sydyi"
* "Limenitis weidemeyerii", Weidemeyer's Admiral

References

External links

* [http://www.nearctica.com/butter/bylist/lnymph2.htm Checklist of Nearctic Nymphalidae]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Limenitis — Limenitis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Limenitis — n. A genus comprising mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars. Syn: genus {Limenitis}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Limenītis — Limenītis, Schmetterling, s. Eisvogel, S. 576 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Limenitis — Limenitis …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Limenitis — noun mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars • Syn: ↑genus Limenitis • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphalidae, ↑family Nymphalidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Limenitis archippus — Systematik Klasse: Insekten (Insecta) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Limenitis archippus — Systematik Klasse: Insekten (Insecta) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Limenitis archippus — Limenitis archippus …   Википедия

  • Limenitis arthemis — Taxobox name = Limenitis arthemis image width = 250px image caption = Red spotted Purple ( Limenitis arthemis astyanax ) status = NE status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked… …   Wikipedia

  • Limenitis weidemeyerii — Limenitis weidemeyerii …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”