Libythea
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Libythea is a widespread genus of nymphalid
butterflies
commonly called Beaks or Snouts. They are strong fliers and may even be migratory.
Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833
Nymphalidae
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commonly called Beaks or Snouts. They are strong fliers and may even be migratory.
Libythea classification
- Source: The higher classification of Nymphalidae, at Nymphalidae.net
- Note: Names preceded by an equal sign ( = ) are synonyms, homonyms, rejected names or invalid names.
Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833
- Libythea Fabricius, 1807 ( = Hecaerge Ochsenheimer, 1816; = Chilea Billberg, 1820; = Hypatus Hübner, 1822; = Libythaeus Boitard, 1828; = Dichora Scudder, 1889)
- Libythea geoffroyLibythea geoffroyThe Purple Beak is a butterfly found in parts of India and Myanmar that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-Description:Race alompra, Moore.Male upperside is pale brown....
Godart, 1824- Libythea geoffroy geoffroy Godart, 1824
- Libythea geoffroy alompra Moore, 1901 ( = Libythea hauxwelli Moore, 1901)
- Libythea geoffroy antipoda Boisduval, 1859 ( = Libythea quadrinotata Butler, 1877)
- Libythea geoffroy bardas Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea geoffroy batchiana Wallace, 1869
- Libythea geoffroy celebensis Staudinger, 1859
- Libythea geoffroy ceramensis Wallace, 1869
- Libythea geoffroy deminuta Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Libythea geoffroy genia Waterhouse, 1938
- Libythea geoffroy howarthi Peterson, 1968
- Libythea geoffroy maenia Fruhstorfer, 1902 ( = Libythea geoffroy eugenia Fruhstorfer, 1910)
- Libythea geoffroy nicevillei Olliff, 1891
- Libythea geoffroy orientalis Godman & Salvin, 1888
- Libythea geoffroy philippina Staudinger, 1889
- Libythea geoffroy pulchra Butler, 1882 ( = Libythea neopommerana Pagenstecher, 1896)
- Libythea geoffroy sumbensis Pagenstecher, 1896
- Libythea collenettei Poulton & Riley, 1928
- Libythea narinaLibythea narinaThe Whitespotted Beak is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-References:* Evans, W.H. The Identification of Indian Butterflies...
Godart, 1819- Libythea narina narina Godart, 1819 ( = Libythea hatami Kenrick, 1911)
- Libythea narina canuleia Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Libythea narina luzonica Semper, 1889
- Libythea narina nahathaka Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea narina neratia Felder, 1864
- Libythea narina rohini Marshall, 1880 ( = Libythea libera de Niceville, 1890; = Libythea hybrida Martin, 1896; = Libythea tibera Pagenstecher, 1902)
- Libythea narina sangha Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea narina sumbawana Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea labdacaLibythea labdacaLibythea labdaca the African Snout Butterfly is a member of the butterfly subfamily Libytheinae found in Western and Central Africa.It forms vast migratory swarms ....
Westwood & Hewitson, 1851- Libythea labdaca labdaca Westwood & Hewitson, 1851 ( = Libythea labdaca werneri Fruhstrofer, 1903)
- Libythea labdaca ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891
- Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879 ( = Libythea labdaca cinyras Trimen, 1866; = Libythea labdaca lepitoides Moore, 1901; = Libythea labdaca tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891)
- Libythea myrrhaLibythea myrrhaThe Club Beak is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family....
Godart, 1819- Libythea myrrha myrrha Godart, 1819
- Libythea myrrha borneensis Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea myrrha carma Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea myrrha hecura Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea myrrha myrrhina Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Libythea myrrha rama Moore, 1872
- Libythea myrrha sanguinalis Fruhstorfer, 1898
- Libythea myrrha thira Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea myrrha yawa Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea celtisLibythea celtisThe European Beak or Nettle-tree Butterfly is a butterfly of the Libytheinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-Description:The upperside ground colour is rich silky brown...
(Fuessly, 1782) (original name = Papilio celtis Fuessly, 1782)- Libythea celtis celtis (Fuessly, 1782)
- Libythea celtis amamiana Shirozu, 1956
- Libythea celtis celtoides Fruhstorfer, 1909
- Libythea celtis chinensis Fruhstorfer, 1909
- Libythea celtis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909
- Libythea celtis lepitaLibythea lepitaThe Common Beak is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Libytheinae group of the Brush-footed butterflies family.-Description:The species was earlier considered a race of Libythea celtis...
Moore, 1857 - Libythea celtis sophene Fruhstorfer, 1914
- Libythea cinyrasLibythea cinyrasLibythea cinyras was a species of butterfly in the nymphalid Libytheinae subfamily. It is now thought to be extinct. It was endemic to Mauritius. The only known specimen is the holotype.-External links:*...
Trimen, 1866
- Libythea geoffroy