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Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis.It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.
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 Neo-Latin "of harbours", from Ancient Greek Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven).
The viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a North American butterfly. It was long thought to be a Batesian mimic of the monarch butterfly, but since the viceroy is also distasteful to predators, it is now considered a Müllerian mimic instead. The viceroy was named the state butterfly of Kentucky in 1990. [3]
'Astyanax' red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Red-spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) White admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) * Longwings (Heliconiinae. Aphrodite fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Arctic fritillary (Boloria chariclea) Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) Bog fritillary (Boloria ...
White admiral, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax Viceroy, Limenitis archippus Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini. Red-spotted admiral, Limenitis arthemis. White admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis; Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax; Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
Limenitis arthemis, in North America; Limenitis camilla, in southern Britain and much of Europe and the Palearctic, extending as far east as Japan; Limenitis trivena, in tropical and subtropical Asia; See also. Admiral of the White, a former senior rank of the Royal Navy
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L. archippus × L. arthemis The rubidus is a hybrid species of butterfly found in the eastern regions of North America. [ 1 ] The rubidus is the offspring of a Viceroy and a white admiral or a red spotted purple , [ 2 ] with hybridisation being more common in the latter as the viceroy and red spotted butterfly inhabit more common land.