Libythea

Taxobox
name = "Libythea"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Libythea lepita"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Libytheinae
genus = "Libythea"
subdivision_ranks = Species and Subspecies
subdivision = See text.

"Libythea" is a widespread genus of nymphalid butterflies commonly called Beaks or Snouts. They are strong fliers and may even be migratory.

"Libythea" classification

* Source: [http://www.nymphalidae.net/Classification/Higher_class.htm The higher classification of Nymphalidae, at Nymphalidae.net]
* Note: Names preceded by an equal sign ( = ) are synonyms, homonyms, rejected names or invalid names.

Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833
* "Libythea" Fabricius, 1807 ( = "Hecaerge" Ochsenheimer, 1816; = "Chilea" Billberg, 1820; = "Hypatus" Hübner, 1822; = "Libythaeus" Boitard, 1828; = "Dichora" Scudder, 1889)
** "Libythea geoffroy" Godart, 1824
*** "Libythea geoffroy geoffroy" Godart, 1824
*** "Libythea geoffroy alompra" Moore, 1901 ( = "Libythea hauxwelli" Moore, 1901)
*** "Libythea geoffroy antipoda" Boisduval, 1859 ( = "Libythea quadrinotata" Butler, 1877)
*** "Libythea geoffroy bardas" Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** "Libythea geoffroy batchiana" Wallace, 1869
*** "Libythea geoffroy celebensis" Staudinger, 1859
*** "Libythea geoffroy ceramensis" Wallace, 1869
*** "Libythea geoffroy deminuta" Fruhstorfer, 1910
*** "Libythea geoffroy genia" Waterhouse, 1938
*** "Libythea geoffroy howarthi" Peterson, 1968
*** "Libythea geoffroy maenia" Fruhstorfer, 1902 ( = "Libythea geoffroy eugenia" Fruhstorfer, 1910)
*** "Libythea geoffroy nicevillei" Olliff, 1891
*** "Libythea geoffroy orientalis" Godman & Salvin, 1888
*** "Libythea geoffroy philippina" Staudinger, 1889
*** "Libythea geoffroy pulchra" Butler, 1882 ( = Libythea neopommerana Pagenstecher, 1896)
*** "Libythea geoffroy sumbensis" Pagenstecher, 1896
** "Libythea collenettei" Poulton & Riley, 1928
** "Libythea narina" Godart, 1819
*** "Libythea narina narina" Godart, 1819 ( = "Libythea hatami" Kenrick, 1911)
*** "Libythea narina canuleia" Fruhstorfer, 1910
*** "Libythea narina luzonica" Semper, 1889
*** "Libythea narina nahathaka" Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** "Libythea narina neratia" Felder, 1864
*** "Libythea narina rohini" Marshall, 1880 ( = "Libythea libera" de Niceville, 1890; = "Libythea hybrida" Martin, 1896; = "Libythea tibera" Pagenstecher, 1902)
*** "Libythea narina sangha" Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** "Libythea narina sumbawana" Fruhstorfer, 1914
** "Libythea labdaca" Westwood & Hewitson, 1851
*** "Libythea labdaca labdaca" Westwood & Hewitson, 1851 ( = "Libythea labdaca werneri" Fruhstrofer, 1903)
*** "Libythea labdaca ancoata" Grose-Smith, 1891
*** "Libythea labdaca laius" Trimen, 1879 ( = "Libythea labdaca cinyras" Trimen, 1866; = "Libythea labdaca lepitoides" Moore, 1901; = "Libythea labdaca tsiandava" Grose-Smith, 1891)
** "Libythea myrrha" Godart, 1819
*** "Libythea myrrha myrrha" Godart, 1819
*** "Libythea myrrha borneensis" Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** "Libythea myrrha carma" Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** "Libythea myrrha hecura" Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** "Libythea myrrha myrrhina" Fruhstorfer, 1910
*** "Libythea myrrha rama" Moore, 1872
*** "Libythea myrrha sanguinalis" Fruhstorfer, 1898
*** "Libythea myrrha thira" Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** "Libythea myrrha yawa" Fruhstorfer, 1914
** "Libythea celtis" (Fuessly, 1782) (original name = "Papilio celtis" Fuessly, 1782)
*** "Libythea celtis celtis" (Fuessly, 1782)
*** "Libythea celtis amamiana" Shirozu, 1956
*** "Libythea celtis celtoides" Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** "Libythea celtis chinensis" Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** "Libythea celtis formosana" Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** "Libythea celtis lepita" Moore, 1857
*** "Libythea celtis sophene" Fruhstorfer, 1914