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Limenitis Fabricius, 1807

Admirals
Limenitis Fabricius, 1807; Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 281, TS: Papilio populi Linnaeus
Najas Hübner, [1806]; Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: [1] (invalid, rejected), TS: Papilio populi Linnaeus

= ; [NL4A, 261]

Callianira Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (3): 38 (preocc. Callianira Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Mollusca)), TS: Callianira ephestiaena Hübner

= ; [NL4A, 261]

Nymphalus Boitard, 1828; Manuel Ent. 2: 300, TS: Papilio populi Linnaeus
Basilarchia Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 29, TS: Papilio astyanax Fabricius

= ; [Wahlberg]; [NL4A, 261]

Ladoga Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Papilio camilla Linnaeus

= ; [NL4A, 261]

Sinimia Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Limenitis ciocolatina Poujade

= ; [NL4A, 261]

Ladoga Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 174
Nymphalis Felder, 1861; Nova Acta Leop. Carol. 28 (3): 41 (preocc. Nymphalis Kluk, 1802), TS: Papilio astynax Fabricius

= ; [NL4A, 261]

Chalinga Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 146, TS: Limenitis elwesi Oberthür
Chalinga Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 172
Sinimia Moore, [1898]; Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 172
Nympha Krause, [1939]; in Thon, Faun. Thüringen 4 (Schmett.) (4/5): 86 (preocc. Nympha Fitzinger, 1826), TS: Papilio populi Linnaeus

= ; [NL4A, 261]

Eolimenitis Kurentsov, 1950; Byull. mosk. Obshch. Isp. Prir. (Ser. biol) 55 (3): 37-45, TS: Limenitis eximia Moltrecht
Limenitis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Limonitis ; Dalman, 1816, K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl., Stockholm 1816 (1): 55 (missp.)
Limonetes ; Billberg, 1820, Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 78 (missp.)
Limenitis ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 311
Limenitis (Nymphalidae) ; [BRU2, 16]
Limenitis (Limenitidini) ; [Wahlberg]; [NL4A, 261]

Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758)

NEU, CEU, AN, Russia, C.Asia, Japan. See [About maps] Haapaperhonen Poplar Admiral Aspfjäril Aspfjäril Aspfurste Großer Eisvogel Le Grand Sylvain Pokłonnik osinowic
Papilio populi Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 476, TL: Sweden
Limenitis populi, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Limenitis populi, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Limenitis populi, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Limenitis populi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Limenitis populi, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Limenitis populi ; [BOW: pl. 2, f. 22]; [EBW]; [MRS, 506]; [BRU2: 16, pl. 6, f. 4-6, pl. 7, f. 1-8]; [Otakar Kudrna]

800x514 (~72Kb) upperside FINLAND: Kl: Saari, 6848:651, 8.7.1998, Photo © Markku Savela	603x400 (~39Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	400x602 (~43Kb) pupa Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
603x400 (~51Kb) upperside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch

Larva on Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, P. nigra [SPRK], Populus spp., Populus tomentosa, P. tremula var. davidiana, Salix spp. [MRS]

L. p. populi

EU fruhstorferi Krulikowsky, 1909
Limenitis populi populi ; [BRU2, 16]

L. p. bukovinensis Hormuzaki, 1897

Carpathians, W.Ukraine, Moldova Limenitis populi bukovinensis ; [BRU2, 16]

L. p. enapius Fruhstorfer, 1908

W.Siberia - Transbaikalia, Altai, Sayan Limenitis populi enapius Fruhstorfer, 1908; Int. ent. Zs. 2 (8): 50
eumenius Fruhstorfer, 1909; : 50

533x400 (~94Kb) upperside female The Onon River left bank floodland, 5 km upstream of the village Nizhnii Tsasuchei, SE Chita Province, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia, 1st July 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

800x600 (~103Kb) pupa A poplar (Populus nigra L.) stand on the Inya River right bank at the railway halt Razyezd Inya, Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 8th June 1994, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

L. p. ussuriensis Staudinger, 1887

NE.China, Amur, Ussuri liliputana Staudinger, 1887
Limenitis populi ussuriensis ; [MRS, 506]; [BRU2, 16]

L. p. fruhstorferi Krulikowsky, 1909

Altai, Xinjiang Limenitis populi halasiensis Huang & Murayama, 1992; , TL: Halasi of Altai, Xinjiang

= Limenitis populi fruhstorfer Krulikowsky, 1909; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 88

L. p. szechwanica Murayama, 1981

Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan Limenitis populi szechwanica ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 88, pl. 6, f. 42-right

L. p. batangensis Huang, 2001

Batang Limenitis populi batangensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 88, pl. 6, f. 42-left, TL: E of Batang, Sichuan-Tibet border

Limenitis dubernardi Oberthür, 1903

W.China. See [About maps] Limenitis dubernardi Oberthür, 1903; Miss. Thibet 2: 412
Limenitis dubernardi ; [MRS, 506]

Limenitis ciocolatina Poujade, 1885

W.China, Tibet, Chinese Turkestan. See [About maps] Limenitis ciocolatina Poujade, 1885; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1885: 207
Limenitis ciocolatina, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Limenitis ciocolatina ; [BOW: pl. 195, f. 15]; [MRS, 507]

Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901

CEU, SEU, W.Asia, Syria, Caucasus, Iran. See [About maps] Etelänhaapaperhonen Southern White Admiral Blauschwarzer Eisvogel Zaunlilienfalter? Le Sylvain Azure Ninfa de arroyos
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901; in Staudinger & Rebel, Cat. Lepid. palaearct. Faunengeb., 3: 22, TL: [Armenia]
Papilio drusilla Bergsträsser, 1779; (preocc.)
lucilla (Esper, [1779]); (preocc.)
Limenitis camilla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; (preocc.)
Limenitis anonyma Lewis, 1872; (rej. ICZN-562)
mirzajani Gross & Ebert, 1975
Limenitis reducta, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Limenitis reducta, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Limenitis reducta, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Ladoga reducta ;
Limenitis reducta ; [BOW: pl. 1, f. 13]; [EBW]; [BRU2: 17, pl. 8, f. 1-6]; [Otakar Kudrna]

464x400 (~36Kb) underside An edge of an oak forest, the town Krymsk environs, the Krasnodarskii Krai Province, Krymsk District, Russia. 28th May 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin	605x400 (~47Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	607x400 (~52Kb) upperside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
788x1007 (~113Kb) upperside Greece: Lefkas, Geni, 13.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Larva on Lonicera [H&R]

L. r. herculeana Stichel, [1908]

Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)

CEU, S.Russia, C.Asia, China, Japan. See [About maps] White Admiral Tryfjäril Kleiner Eisvogel Le Petit Sylvain Ninfa de bosque Pokłonnik kamilla
Papilio camilla Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 304, TL: Germany
populi (Poda, 1761); (preocc.)
prorsa (Linnaeus, 1764); (preoc.)
sibylla (Hufnagel, 1766)
sibilla (Linnaeus, 1767); (preocc.)
Papilio sibilla Linnaeus, 1767
luctuosus (Fourcroy, 1785)
xylostei (Prunner, 1798)
puellula Fruhstorfer, 1909
francottiana Hecq, 1990
Limenitis camilla, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Limenitis camilla, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Limenitis camilla, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Limenitis camilla, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Limenitis camilla, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Ladoga camilla ; [BOW: pl. 2, f. 23]
Limenitis camilla ; [MRS, 507]; [BRU2: 17, pl. 8, f. 10-15]; [Otakar Kudrna]

500x317 (~37Kb) upperside Grovely woods, Somerset, UK 31/07/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	572x376 (~40Kb) upperside France, Bretagne (Brittany), Bois De Lorge, 9 July 1997, Photo © Simon Coombes	450x370 (~30Kb) underside France, Bretagne (Brittany), Bois De Lorge, 9 July 1997, Photo © Simon Coombes
594x400 (~37Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	400x594 (~31Kb) pupa Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	597x400 (~42Kb) upperside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch

Larva on Lonicera [H&R], Lonicera japonica, Weigela horstensis [MRS], Lonicera xylosteum, L. tatarica, Lonicera maackii, L. gibbiflora [BRU2, 17]

L. c. camilla

CEU, Caucasus, Transcaucasia Limenitis camilla camilla ; [BRU2, 17]

L. c. japonica Ménétriés, 1857

Amur, Ussuri angustata Staudinger, 1887
Limenitis camilla japonica; [MRS, 507]

Limenitis glorifica Fruhstorfer, 1909

Japan. See [About maps] Limenitis glorifica Fruhstorfer, 1909; Int. ent. Zs. 3 (17): 94

Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864

NW.Himalayas, Kashmir, Chitral - Kumaon. See [About maps] Indian White Admiral
Limenitis trivena Moore, 1864; in Lang, Ent. mon. Mag. 1: 133
Limenitis trivena ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 198, f. 4]; [BOR, 328]

Larva on Lonicera [BIR], Quercus [BOW]

L. t. r. pallida

Kulu - Kumaon trivena r. pallida ; [BIR]

L. t. r. trivena

Murree - Kangaru trivena r. trivena ; [BIR]

L. t. r. ligyes

Pir Panjal, Baspa Valley trivena r. ligyes ; [BIR]

L. t. r. hydaspes

Sind Valley, Liddar Valley, Kashmir, Lahoul, Pangi, Sutlej Valley trivena r. hydaspes ; [BIR]

L. t. r. gilgitica

Chitral, Gilgit trivena r. gilgitica ; [BIR]

Limenitis lepechini Erschoff, 1874

Ghissar, Darvaz, Afghanistan, Pakisan. See [About maps] Limenitis lepechini Erschoff, 1874; in Fedschenko, Travels in Turkestan. 2 (5): 14, pl. 1, f. 10, TL: [vicinity of Samarkand, Uzbekistan]
Limenitis lepechini ; [BRU2: 20, pl. 10, f. 4-6]

Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853

Altai - Ussuri, C.China, NE.China, Korea. See [About maps] Limenitis sydyi Lederer, 1853; Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, 3: 357, TL: [Lower Bukhtarma R., E. Kazakhstan]
Limenitis sydyi ; [BOW: pl. 198, f. 3]; [MRS, 507]
Limenitis sidyi[sic] ; [BRU2: 18, pl. 6, f. 7-10]

L. s. sydyi

Altai

Larva on Lonicera altaica [BRU2, 18]

L. s. latefasciata Ménétriés, 1859

Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri, NE.China, N.Korea Limenitis sidyi[sic] latefasciata ; [BRU2, 18]

400x300 (~38Kb) upperside female A road crossing a woody (Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr.) brook valley between the villages Budyumkan and Uryupino 5-7 km of the former, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 25th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Larva on Spiraea salicifolia, Spiraea flexuosa [BRU2, 18]

Limenitis cleophas Oberthür, 1893

W.China, Tibet. See [About maps] Limenitis cleophas Oberthür, 1893; Etudes d'Entomologie, 17: 16
Limenitis cleophas ; [MRS, 508]

Limenitis moltrechti Kardakov, 1928

Amur, Ussuri, NE.China, Korea. See [About maps] Limenitis moltrechti Kardakov, 1928; Entomol. Mitt. 17 (?4): 269, TL: "Narva" [Narva Bay, Ussuri region]
Limenitis takamukuana Matsumura, 1931
Limenitis moltrechti ; [MRS, 508]; [BRU2: 18, pl. 9, f. 1-3]

Larva on Lonicera japonica [MRS], Lonicera praeflorens, L. chrysantha [BRU2, 18 (Dantchenko & Nikolaevsky)]

Limenitis amphyssa Ménétriés, 1859

China, Siberia, Korea. See [About maps] Limenitis amphyssa Ménétriés, 1859; Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb., 17: 215, pl. 3, f. 1
Limenitis amphyssa, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Limenitis amphyssa ; [MRS, 508]

Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892

Ussuri, NE.China, Korea. See [About maps] Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid., 6: 173, pl. 14, f. 1a, b, TL: [Suchan (Partizansk), Ussuri]
schaljapini Kardakov, 1928
Limenitis doerriesi ; [MRS, 510]; [BRU2: 19, pl. 8, f. 7-9]

Larva on Lonicera praeflorens [BRU2, 19]

L. d. tongi Yoshino, 1997

E.China (Zhejiang) Limenitis doerriesi tongi Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: 4, f. 31-32, 58, 62, 73, TL: Longshen, Guanxi
Limenitis doerriesi tongi ; Yoshino, 2001, Futao 38: 11 (note), pl. 3, f. 15-16, 19-20; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 46 (note)

L. d. shennonjiaensis Yoshino, 2001

C.China (Hubei) Limenitis doerriesi shennonjiaensis Yoshino, 2001; Futao 38: 11, pl. 3, f. 13-14, 17-18, TL: Mts. Shennonjia, Hupei, China
Limenitis doerriesi shennonjiaensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 46 (note)

Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853

N.Tian-Shan, Altai, Amur, Ussuri, NE.China, Korea. See [About maps] Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853; Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, 3: 356, pl. 1, Abb. 4, TL: W. Altai, Ust'-Bukhtarmisk
Limenitis helmanni ; [BARU]; [MRS, 509]; [BRU2: 19, pl. 9, f. 7-15]

533x400 (~50Kb) upperside An open poplar (Populus nigra L. + Populus alba L.) forest on the Berd' River left bank between villages Ust'-Chem and Legostaevo, Iskitim District, Novosibirsk Province, West Siberia, Russia. 23rd June 1990, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

300x374 (~32Kb) underside A pond in the Zyryanka Rivulet valley, Akademgorodok [Academy Town], Novosibirsk, West Siberia, Russia. 15th June 1991, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

L. h. helmanni

Zailiisky Altatau Mts., Altai Limenitis helmanni helmanni ; [BRU2, 19]

Larva on Lonicera altaica, L. tatarica [BRU2, 19]

L. h. duplicata Staudinger, 1892

Amur, Ussuri, NE.China, Korea f. pryeri Moore, 1877
f. montana Kurentzov, 1941
Limenitis helmanni duplicata ; [BRU2, 19]

Larva on Lonicera maackii [BRU2, 19]

Limenitis homeyeri Tancré, 1881

Amur, SE.China, W.China. See [About maps] Limenitis homeyeri Tancré, 1881; Ent. Nachr. 7 (8): 120, TL: "Blagoweschtschensk: Raddefskaja" [Blagoveshchensk and Radde]
Limenitis homeyeri ; [BOW: pl. 195, f. 17]; [MRS, 509]; [BRU2: 19, pl. 8, f. 16-18]

L. h. venata Leech, 1892

Sichuan, Shaanxi Limenitis homeyeri sugiyamai Yoshino, 1997; Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: 4, f. 25-26, 57, 60, 72, TL: Siguniang Shan, Sichuan

= ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 84 (note)

Limenitis homeyeri venata ; Sugiyama, 1994, Pallarge 3: f. 5-8; [MRS, 509]; Yoshino, 1997, Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: f. 27-28; Huang, 2001

L. h. meridionalis Hall, 1930

NW.Yunnan Limenitis homeyeri meridionalis Hall, 1930; Entomologist 63: 157, TL: NW.Yunnan
Limenitis homeyeri meridionalis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 46 (note), f. 63, pl. 5, f. 4-5

Limenitis misuji Sugiyama, 1994

W.Sichuan. See [About maps] Limenitis misuji ; Yoshino, 1997, Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: f. 29-30; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 46, pl. 5, f. 3

L. m. wenpingae Huang, 2003

Yunnan Limenitis misuji wenpingae Huang, 2003; Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 46, f. 62, pl. 5, f. 1-2, TL: Nidadan, Nujian valley, NW.Yunnan

Limenitis elwesi Oberthür, 1883

W.China, Tibet. See [About maps] Limenitis elwesi Oberthür, 1883; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1883: cxxvii
Limenitis elwesi ; [BOW: pl. 195, f. 16]
Chalinga elwesi ; [MRS, 529]
Limenitis (Chalinga) elwesi ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 86 (note)

Larva on Populus spp., Salix spp. [MRS]

Limenitis calidosa Moore, ?1858

Ceylon. See [About maps] Limenitis calidosa Moore, ?1858; 48 [?1867, ?1868]
Limenitis calidosa ; [BOW: pl. 147, f. 11 (text only)]

Limenitis rileyi Tytler, 1940

Laos. See [About maps] Limenitis mimica rileyi Tytler, 1940; , TL: Htawgaw, Upper Burma
Limenitis rileyi ; Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000, Atalanta 31 (3/4): 474

L. r. rileyi

NE.Burma Limenitis rileyi rileyi ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 84

L. r. xizangana (Huang, 1998)

SE.Tibet (Metok, Yigong) Litinga mimica xizangana Huang, 1998; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 227, pl. 5, f. 1a-c, 2a-c, TL: Metok, 1400-2000m
Limenitis rileyi xizangana ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 86, f. 125-126, pl. 9, f. 10

L. r. ngoclinensis Monastyrskii, Devyatkin & Hong, 2000

C.Vietnam Limenitis rileyi ngoclinensis Monastyrskii, Devyatkin & Hong, 2000; Atalanta 31 (3/4): 475, pl. XVIII, f. 3-4, TL: C.Vietnam, Kon Tum, Ngoc Linh Nature reserve
Limenitis rileyi ngoclinensis, Butterflies in Indo-China [Yutaka Inayoshi]
Limenitis rileyi ngoclinensis ; Huang, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 86

Limenitis arthemis (Drury, [1773])

Manitoba, Minnesota - New York, Maine, Alaska - British Columbia. See [About maps] White Admiral
Papilio arthemis Drury, [1773]; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: index, 17, pl. 10, f. 3-4
Papilio lamina Fabricius, 1793
Limenitis proserpina Edwards, 1865; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 5: 148
rufescens Cockerell, 1889²
arthechippus Scudder, 1889²; (unavail., hybr.)
cerulea Ehrmann, 1900²; Canad. Ent. 32: 348
albofasciata Newcomb, 1907²
benjamini Nakahara, 1924²
Basilarchia virithemis Field, 1936
Limenitis arthemis arthemis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Limenitis arthemis, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
prosperpina ; McDunnough, 1938, (missp.)
Basilarchia astyanax cerulea ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 25
Basilarchia arthemis proserpina ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 25
Basilarchia arthemis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 25; [NACL, #4522]
Limenitis arthemis ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 14, f. 2]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2284]

Larva on Betula, Salix, Populus, Crataegus [NAB]

L. a. arizonensis Edwards, 1882

Arizona Limenitis ursula var. arizonensis Edwards, 1882; Papilio 2: 22, TL: Arizona
Basilarchia astyanax arizonensis tr.f. doudoroffi Gunder, 1934; , TL: Arizona

= ; [NL4A, #2284a]

Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Limenitis arizonensis ; Godman & Salvin, [1884], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 311; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 693
Basilarchia astyanax arizonensis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 25
Basilarchia arthemis arizonensis ; [NACL, #4522c]
Limenitis arthemis arizonensis ; [NL4A, #2284a]

L. a. astyanax (Fabricius, 1775)

Dakota, Colorado - New England, Florida, Arizona, Mexico Red-spotted Purple
Papilio astyanax Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 447
Papilio ephestion Stoll, [1790]; Aanhaangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (2-5): 121, pl. 25, f. 1
ursula (Fabricius, 1793)
viridis Strecker, 1878²
atlantis Nakahara, 1923²
inornata Nakahara, 1924²
Basilarchia purpuratus Gunder, 1934
Basilarchia tildeni Field, 1934; , TL: Vic. Lawrence, Kansas
rubidus Strecker, 1878²; (unavail., hybrid.)
Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Basilarchia ephestiaena ; Hübner, 1819, (missp.)
Basilarchia astyanax ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 25
Basilarchia arthemis astyanax ; [NACL, #4522b]
Limenitis astyanax ; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 14, f. 1]

1000x657 (~90Kb) Stafford Co., Virginia, USA, August 2003, Photo © Ben Chase	1000x951 (~101Kb) underside USA: Miller Canyon, Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., Arizona, 8.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela	1500x1151 (~145Kb) underside USA: Miller Canyon, Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., Arizona, 8.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
1500x1125 (~327Kb) upperside USA: Alabama, 23.4.2003, Photo © Vitaly Charny	892x1190 (~169Kb) underside USA: Alabama, 23.4.2003, Photo © Vitaly Charny	1420x1051 (~147Kb) upperside USA: Alabama, 18.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny
1279x1316 (~154Kb) underside USA: Alabama, 18.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny	874x1013 (~145Kb) USA: Alabama, 19.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny	870x1095 (~87Kb) pupa USA: Alabama, 25.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny
1221x1177 (~162Kb) USA: Alabama, 30.7.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny

Larva on Salix, Populus, Prunus, Crataegus, Malus, Carpinus [NAB]

L. a. rubrofasciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

Basilarchia rubrofasechippus Gunder, 1934; (unavail., hybr.)
Basilarchia arthemis rubrofasciata ; [NACL, #4522a]

Limenitis archippus (Cramer, [1775])

NA (S. of Hudson Bay) - Mexico. See [About maps] Viceroy
Papilio archippus Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): pl. 16, f. A
Papilio archippus Cramer, 1775
disippe Godart, 1824²
disippus Boisduval & Leconte, 1834²
pseudorippus Strecker, 1878²; Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: 143
rubidus Strecker, 1878²; (unavail., hybr.)
Basilarchia arthechippus Scudder, 1889; (unavail., hybr.)
Basilarchia lanthanis Cook & Watson, 1909
advena Ellsworth, 1918²
Basilarchia cayuga Nakahara, 1923
Basilarchia nivosus Gunder, 1929
Basilarchia rubrofasechippus Gunder, 1934; (unavail., hybr.)
Basilarchia weidechippus Cross, 1936; (unavail, hybr.)
Limenitis archippus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Limenitis archippus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
L. archippus, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Basilarchia archippus pseudorippus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26
Basilarchia archippus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26; [NACL, #4523]
Limenitis archippus ; [BOW: pl. 13, f. 32]; [EBW]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2283]

500x429 (~21Kb) upperside USA, Texas, Grapevine, 15-18.6.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen	1600x1200 (~384Kb) upperside USA: Alabama, 27.7.2003, Photo © Vitaly Charny	1600x1200 (~174Kb) underside USA: Alabama, 26.7.2003, Photo © Vitaly Charny
1600x1063 (~454Kb) USA: Alabama, 26.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny

Larva on Salix, Populus, Malus, Prunus [NAB]

Mimics Danaus plexippus.

L. a. floridensis Strecker, 1878

Florida archippus floridensis Strecker, 1878; Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: 143, TL: Florida
Limenitis misippus var. floridensis ab. nig Strecker, 1878; , TL: Florida

= ; [NL4A, #2283a]

Limenitis eros Edwards, 1880; Can. Ent. 12: (246-251), TL: Florida

= ; [NL4A, #2283a]

Limenitis misippus ab. nigricans Strecker, 1900; , TL: Florida

= ; [NL4A, #2283a]

Basilarchia floridensis ab. halli Watson & Comstock, 1920

= ; [NL4A, #2283a]

Basilarchia floridensis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26
Basilarchia archippus floridensis ; [NACL, #4523a]
Limenitis archippus floridensis ; [NL4A, #2283a]

L. a. lahontanis Herlan, 1971²

archippus lahontanis Herlan, 1971²
Basilarchia archippus lahontani ; [NACL, #4523d]

L. a. obsoleta Edwards, 1882

Arizona, Utah archippus obsoleta Edwards, 1882; Papilio 2: 22, TL: Arizona
Limenitis hulstii Edwards, 1882; Papilio 2: 46, TL: Utah

= ; [NL4A, #2283c]

Limenitis archippus obsoleta, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Limenitis archippus obsoleta, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Limenitis archippus obsoleta, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Basilarchia obsoleta ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26
Basilarchia archippus obsoleta ; [NACL, #4523c]
Limenitis archippus obsoleta ; [NL4A, #2283c]

L. a. watsoni (dos Passos, 1938)

Basilarchia archippus watsoni dos Passos, 1938; Can. Ent. 70: 243, TL: Alexandria, Louisiana
Basilarchia archippus watsoni ; [NACL, #4523b]

L. a. hoffmanni Chermock, 1947

Mexico archippus hoffmanni Chermock, 1947; , TL: Mexico, Veracruz
Limenitis archippus hoffmanni, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Limenitis archippus hoffmanni, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Limenitis archippus hoffmanni ; [NL4A, #2283b]

Limenitis weidemeyerii Edwards, 1861

Alberta, Oregon, Nevada - Dakotas, Nebraska, New Mexico. See [About maps] Weidemeyer's Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii Edwards, 1861; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 1861: 162
Basilarchia nigerrima Cockerell, 1927
Basilarchia weidechippus Cross, 1936; (unavail., hybr.)
Limenitis weidemeyerii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Basilarchia weidemeyerii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26; [NACL, #4524]
Limenitis weidemeyerii ; [BOW: pl. 14, f. 6]; [Opler]
Limenitis weidermeyrii ; [EBW, (name only, missp.)]
Limenitis weidemeyerii ; [NL4A, #2286]

Larva on Salix, Populus [NAB]

L. w. angustifascia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)

Basilarchia weidemeyerii angustifascia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912; Can. ent. 44: (164-164)
ab. sinefascia Edwards, 1882; Papilio 2: 22
Basilarchia weidemeyerii sinefascia ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26
Basilarchia weidemeyerii angustifascia ; [NACL, #4524a]

L. w. latifascia Perkins & Perkins, 1967

Limenitis weidemeyerii latifascia Perkins & Perkins, 1967; J. Lep. Soc. 21: (213-234)
Basilarchia fridayi Gunder, 1932; (unavail., hybr.)
Basilarchia weydemeyerii latifascia ; [NACL, #4524d]

L. w. nevadae (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)

Basilarchia weidemeyerii nevadae ; [NACL, #4524b]

L. w. oberfoelli (Brown, 1960)

Basilarchia weidemeyerii oberfoelli ; [NACL, #4524c]

L. w. siennafascia Austin & Mullins, 1984

Arizona weidemeyerii siennafascia Austin & Mullins, 1984; , TL: Arizona
Limenitis weidemeyerii siennafascia, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Limenitis weidemeyerii siennafascia, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Limenitis weidemeyerii siennafascia ; [NL4A, #2286a]

Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852

British Columbia, SW.Alberta - California, NE.Nevada, SE.Idaho. See [About maps] Lorquin's Admiral
Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 301, TL: California
Basilarchia fridayi Gunder, 1932; (unavail., hybr.)
Limenitis lorquini, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Limenitis lorquini ; [NL4A, #2285]
Basilarchia lorquini eavesi ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26
Basilarchia lorquini ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 26; [NACL, #4525]
Limenitis lorquini ; [BOW: pl. 14, f. 5]; [Opler]

951x624 (~48Kb) underside Breitenbush Springs, Oregon, USA, 9-91, Photo © S. Shuichi Haupt	700x499 (~77Kb) upperside USA: Olympic Mtns, (47°44'30N 124°03'12W), Jefferson Co., WA, 25.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	600x691 (~33Kb) underside USA: Lincoln Park, West Seattle, King Co., WA, 9.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
800x686 (~62Kb) underside USA: Discovery Park, Seattle, King Co., WA, 22.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Salix, Populus, Prunus virginiana [NAB]

L. l. lorquini

California, Nevada, ... Limenitis lorquini var. eavesii H. Edwards, 1877; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 7: 172, TL: Nevada

= ; [NL4A, #2285a]

Basilarchia lorquini ab. comstocki Gunder, 1925; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #2285a]

Basilarchia lorquini tr.f. gunderi Field, 1936; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #2285a]

Basilarchia lorquini tr.f. powelli Field, 1936; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #2285a]

Limenitis lorquini lorquini ; [NL4A, #2285a]

L. l. burrisonii Maynar, 1891²

lorquini burrisonii Maynar, 1891²
Basilarchia maynardi Field, 1936
Basilarchia lorquini burrisonii ; [NACL, #4525a]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BARU]

Korshunov, Y. P., Gorbunov, P. Y.; Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia; English translation by Oleg Kosterin; [Dnevnye babochki aziatskoi chasti Rossii. Spravochnik]

[BAUR]

D'Abrera, 1977; Butterflies of the Australian Region (2nd edn)

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BOA]

Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America

[BOR]

D'Abrera, B., 1982, 1985, 1986; Butterflies of the Oriental Region, Part I-III

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[BRU2]

Tuzov (ed.), Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae; Volume 2

[Ben Chase]

224 Springknoll Cir; Fredericksburg VA 22405 USA

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[H&R]

Higgins, L.G, Riley, N.D, 1970; A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Mario Maier]

Europäische Schmetterlinge; e-mail: Mario Maier

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[NAB]

Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NHM]

Natural History Museum; The Global Lepidoptera Names Index

[NL4A]

Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Opler]

Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.

[S. Shuichi Haupt]

e-mail: S. Shuichi Haupt; http://www.tu-berlin.de/fb7/ioeb/biologie/stefan.htm

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[Tero Piirainen]

Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen

[Vitaly Charny]

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

[Yutaka Inayoshi]

A Check List of Butterflies in Indo-China; Chiefly from THAILAND, LAOS & VIETNAM

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

Basilarchia weidemeyerii angustifascia, a new geographical race Can. ent. 44: 163-164

Boisduval, 1852

Lépidoptères de la Californie Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 275-324

Cramer, [1775]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-156, pl. 85-96 (1776)

dos Passos, 1938

A new race of Basilarchia archippus Cramer from Louisiana Can. Ent. 70: 243, 1 pl

Drury, [1773]

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: 90pp, 50pls

Dyar, 1903

A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: xix, 723pp

Edwards, 1861

Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the limits of the United States and of British America. (1) Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 1861: 160-164

Edwards, 1865

Description of a new species of Limenitis Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 5: 148

Edwards, 1880

Description of a new species of Limenitis Can. Ent. 12: 246-251

Edwards, 1882

Description of species of butterflies taken in Arizona by J. Doll, 1881 Papilio 2: 19-29

Edwards, 1882

Description of new species of butterflies found in the United States Papilio 2: 45-49

Ehrmann, 1900

Variations in Some Common Species of Butterflies Canad. Ent. 32: 348

Erschoff, 1874

Travels in Turkestan. Volume 2. Zoogeographical Investigataions. Part 5. Lepidoptera in Fedschenko, Travels in Turkestan. 2 (5): -

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

Fabricius, 1807

Systema Glossatorum. Die neueste Gattungs-Eintheilung der Schmetterlinge aus den Linnéischen Gattungen Papilio und Sphinx Magazin f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 6: 277-295

Fruhstorfer, 1908

Drei neue Limenitis-Rassen Int. ent. Zs. 2 (8): 50 (23 May)

Fruhstorfer, 1909

Neue Limenitis-Rassen Int. ent. Zs. 3 (17): 94-95 (24 July)

Godman & Salvin, [1884]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-112

Godman & Salvin, [1901]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112

Hall, 1930

New forms of Nymphalidae in the collection of the British Museum Entomologist 63: 156-160

Huang, 1998

Research on the butterflies of the Namjagbarwa Region, S. E. Tibet Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 41: 207-264

Huang, 2001

Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152

Huang, 2003

A list of butterflies collected from Nujiang (Lou Tse Kiang) and Dulongiang, China with descriptions of new species, and revisional notes Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 3-114

Hübner, [1806]

Tentamen determinationis digestionis alque denominationis singlarum stripium Lepidopterorum, peritisad inspiciendum et dijudicandum communicatum, a Jacob Hübner Tentamen determinationis digestionis ...: -

Hübner, [1819]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Kardakov, 1928

Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren des Ussuri-Gebietes Entomol. Mitt. 17 (?4): 261-273

Lederer, 1853

Lepidopterologisches aus Sibirien Verh. zool.-bot. Ver. Wien, 3: 351-386, pl. 7

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -

Linnaeus, 1764

Museum S'ae R'ae M'tis Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae Svecorum, Gothorum, Vandalorumque Mus. Lud. Ulr.: vi + 720 + [2]

Ménétriés, 1859

Lépidoptères de la Sibérie orientale et en particulier des rives de l'Amour Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb., 17: 212-221

Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000; Monastyrskii, Devyatkin & Hong, 2000

New taxa and new records of butterflies from Vietnam Atalanta 31 (3/4): 471-492

Moore, [1898]

- Lepidoptera Indica 3 : 1-40 [?-48] (1895),, 41-136 [?49-112] (1896), 137-254 [?113-216] (1898), [?217-254] (1899)

Perkins & Perkins, 1967

Revision of the Limenitis weidemeyerii complex, with description of new subspecies J. Lep. Soc. 21: 213-234

Ribbe, 1899

Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-Fauna des Bismarck- und Salomon-Archipels in der Süd-See Dt. ent. Z. Iris 11 (1): 35-133

Scudder, 1872

A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 24-83

Staudinger, 1892

Die Macrolepidopteren des Amurgebiets. I. Theil. Rhopalocera, Sphinges, Bombyces, Noctuae in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid., 6: 83-658, pl. 4-14

Stoll, [1790]

Aanhangsel van het Werk, de Uitlandsche Kapellen Aanhaangsel Werk, Uitl. Kapellen (1): 1-42, pl. 1-8 (1787), (2-5): 43-184, pl. 9-42 (1790)

Strecker, 1878

Butterflies and Moths of North America Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: -

Tancré, 1881

Eine neue Limenitis-Art vom Amur Ent. Nachr. 7 (8): 120

Yoshino, 1997

New Butterflies from China 3 Neo Lepidoptera 2-2: 1-10

Yoshino, 2001

New Butterflies from China 6 Futao 38: 9-17

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.