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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).
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 weidemeyerii is found in western Canada, the northern Great Plains (an outlying population), and the Western United States, from the Rocky Mountains westward to the Sierra Nevada and California. It is named after John William Weidemeyer, a 19th-century entomologist whose specimen from the Rocky Mountains was used to describe the species.
Limenitis arthemis astyanax [1]: 54–55 Red-spotted purple, white admiral: Subspecies L. arthemis astyanax is resident statewide T5 - secure subspecies [2] Papilionidae: Protographium marcellus [1]: 56–57 Zebra swallowtail: Resident statewide G5 - secure: Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes [1]: 58–59 Black swallowtail: Resident statewide G5 ...
Its wings feature an orange and black pattern, and over most of its range it is a Müllerian mimic [4] with the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). The viceroy's wingspan is between 53 and 81 mm (2.1 and 3.2 in). [5] It can be distinguished from the monarch by its smaller size and the postmedian black line that runs across the veins on the ...
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Aterica galene specimen Euphaedra xypete (Adoliadini) Hamanumida daedalus (Adoliadini) Tanaecia lepidea - grey count from (Adoliadini) Adelpha syma of the Limenitidini is sometimes placed in Limenitis Eurasian white admiral (Limenitis camilla: Limenitidini) The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives.