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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 camilla, the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of Europe and the Palearctic , extending as far east as Japan .
White admiral may refer to the following species of butterflies: 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
But in fact, their closest living relatives seem to be the Heliconiinae. [1] The Limenitidinae are traditionally divided into four tribes, of which the Parthenini are the most basal lineage and the others form a close-knit and more apomorphic radiation. While this basic layout is likely to be fairly correct, a few genera cannot be easily ...
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(American) white admiral or red-spotted purple: North America, ranging from New England and southern Great Lakes area all the way to various parts of Canada Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852: Lorquin's admiral: Across the Upper Sonoran to the Canadian Zone, east to western Montana and Idaho. Limenitis weidemeyerii Edwards, 1861: Weidemeyer's ...
Admiral of the White was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Admiral of the Red (see order of precedence below). From 1688 to 1805 this rank was in order of precedence second; after 1805 it was the third.
Limenitis glorifica, commonly known as the Honshu white admiral, [1] is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. L. glorifica is endemic to the island of Honshu, Japan, [2] [3] where it is found in temperate open or shrubland habitats. L. glorifica was intentionally introduced into New Zealand as biological control for Japanese honeysuckle plants.