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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).
Limenitis homeyeri is a butterfly found in the East Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. ... the band of the hindwing being sharply traversed by the black ...
The Limenitidinae are a subfamily of butterflies that includes the admirals and relatives. The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or – namely the Adoliadini – titles of nobility (e.g., count , duke , earl , and marquis ), in reference to these butterflies' large size, bold patterns, and dashing flight.
Limenitis reducta has a wingspan of 46–54 mm. [19] The upperside of the wings is brown black with metallic blue shine, large transversal band of white markings and a submarginal line of small blue dots. The blue sheen varies with the angle of light.
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]
The Weidemeyer's admiral's wings are black and white on the dorsal side, with rows of white spots across the wings. On the ventral side, the black is replaced by brown with gray markings along the margins of the hindwing. The larvae feed on aspen and cottonwood (Populus), willows (Salix), oceanspray (Holodiscus), and shadbush (Amelanchier ...
Limenitis populi batangensis Huang, 2001 [14] (Sichuan). Limenitis populi bucovinensis Hormuzaki, 1897 [15] (Altai) (some authors say it is a bona species: Limenitis bucovinensis Hormuzaki) Limenitis populi enapius Fruhstorfer, 1908 [16] (= eunemius Fruhstorfer, 1908, l.c.) (Siberia, Mongolia) Limenitis populi fruhstorferi Krulikowsky, 1909 [17 ...