Limenitis
Genus of brush-footed butterflies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Limenitis is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the admirals. The sister butterflies (Adelpha) and commander butterflies (Moduza) are sometimes included here.
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Limenitis | |
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Southern white admiral (L. reducta) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Limenitidini |
Genus: | Limenitis Fabricius, 1807 |
Species | |
25, see text |
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The name Limenitis is Neo-Latin "of harbours", from Ancient Greek Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven).[1]