Overview
The Limenitidinae are members of the Family Nymphalidae. These admirals and relatives are found on most continents. Adults of most genera are characterized by their flap-and-glide flight. Caterpillar and chrysalis structure defines this group.[1]
Taxonomy
The Subfamily Limenitidinae is a member of the Family Nymphalidae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Limenitidinae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Cohort: Myoglossata
- Superorder: Panorpida
- Order: Lepidoptera
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder: Heteroneura
- a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Brushfooted Butterflies
- Subfamily: Limenitidinae - Admirals
- Family: Nymphalidae
- Brushfooted Butterflies
- Infraorder: Heteroneura
- a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Order: Lepidoptera
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
- Superorder: Panorpida
- Cohort: Myoglossata
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Subfamily Limenitidinae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Tribe (4): Adoliadini · Limenitidini · Neptini · Parthenini
- Genus (51): Abrota · Adelpha · Adolias · Aldania · Aterica · Athyma · Auzakia · Basilarchia · Bassarona · Bebearia · Bhagadatta · Catuna · Cymothoe · Cynandra · Cynitia · Dophla · Eulalia · Euphaedra · Euptera · Euriphene · Euryphaedra · Euryphura · Euthalia · Euthaliopsis · Fessonia · Hamanumida · Harma · Harmilla · Kumothales · Lasippa · Lebadea · Lelecella · Lexias · Limenitis · Limentis · Moduza · Neptis · Neurosigma · None · Pandita · Pandora · Pantoporia · Parasarpa · Parthenos · Phaedyma · Pseudacraea · Pseudargynnis · Pseudathyma · Pseudoneptis · Sumalia · Tanaecia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3,320 species and subspecies in the Subfamily Limenitidinae.
Genera
Abrota
In Greek mythology, Abrota (Greek ) was the daughter of Onchestus the Boeotian, sister of Megareus, and the wife of Nisos, king of Megara. On her death Nisos commanded all the Megarian women to wear a garment of the same kind as Abrota had worn, which was called aphabroma (af?????a), and was still in use in the time of Plutarch. [more]
Adelpha
Adelpha is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the sisters found in southern USA and Mexico to South America. This genus is sometimes included with the admiral butterflies (Limenitis). [more]
Adolias
Aldania
Aterica
Athyma
Athyma is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly known as the "true" or "typical" sergeants, to distinguish them from the of the genus Pseudathyma, a fairly close relative from the Adoliadini. [more]
Auzakia
Basilarchia
Bassarona
Bebearia
Bhagadatta
Catuna
Cymothoe
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Cynandra
Cynitia
Dophla
Eulalia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Euphaedra
Euptera
Euriphene
Euryphaedra
Euryphura
Euthalia
Euthalia is a of brush-footed butterflies. They are commonly called barons or (like some relatives in Bassarona and Dophla) dukes. [more]
Euthaliopsis
Fessonia
Fessonia is a genus of mites belonging to the family Smaridiidae. These mites can be distinguished from other related genera by having 2 pairs of eyes and always lacking sclerotized plates on the body. [more]
Hamanumida
Harma
Harmilla
Kumothales
Lasippa
Lebadea
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Lelecella
Lexias
The Archdukes are a genus (Lexias) of tropical forest-dwelling butterflies that are common throughout Southeast Asia and Australasia. Members of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae, the genus is represented by about 17 species. Two very similar and coexisting genera are (the Viscounts and Earls) and Euthalia (the Barons and Counts), the latter previously including some Lexias species. The largest species reach a wingspan of ca. 10 cm. [more]
Limenitis
Limenitis is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the Admirals. The Sister butterflies (Adelpha) and Commander butterflies (Moduza) are sometimes included here. [more]
Limentis
Moduza
Neptis
Neurosigma
None
Pandita
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Pandora
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[3] [more]
Pantoporia
Parasarpa
Parthenos
The clipper butterflies (Parthenos) are a of butterflies. It includes the species Parthenos sylvia. [more]
Phaedyma
Pseudacraea
Pseudargynnis
Pseudathyma
Pseudoneptis
Sumalia
Tanaecia
At least 181 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Tanaecia.
More info about the Genus Tanaecia may be found here.
Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=None&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Eulalia&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Pandora&search=Search
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