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Limenitis

(Genus)

Overview

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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.

The name Limenitis is New Latin "of harbours", from Ancient Greek ???e??t?? (from ?????, a harbour, haven).1]

Species[2]

Group Basilarchia (North American):

Ungrouped (Asian):

Poplar Admiral (L. populi)
i>Limenitis is a genus of brush-footed butterflies, commonly called the Admirals. The Sister butterflies (Adelpha) and Commander butterflies (Moduza) are sometimes included here.

The name Limenitis is New Latin "of harbours", from Ancient Greek ???e??t?? (from ?????, a harbour, haven).1]

Species[2]

Group Basilarchia (North American):

Ungrouped (Asian):

Poplar Admiral (L. populi)

References

  1. ^ The Century Dictionary by The Century Company. Available online at dictio nary.com/index.html.
  2. ^ Limenitis, funet,fi

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Taxonomy

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The Genus Limenitis is further organized into finer groupings including:

References

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  1. ^ The Century Dictionary by The Century Company. Available online at dictionary.com/index.html.
  2. ^ Limenitis, funet,fi

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Last Revised: August 24, 2012
2012/08/24 15:37:18