Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Nymphalidae → subfamily Limenitidinae → tribe Limenitidini → genus Limenitis → species Limenitis arthemis
Species name(s)
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 = Limenitis ursula = Papilio arthemis Drury, [1773] = Papilio lamina Fabricius, 1793 = Limenitis proserpina Edwards, 1865 = Limenitis arthemis rufescens Cockerell, 1889 = arthechippus Scudder, 1889 = benjamini (Nakahara, 1924) = Basilarchia virithemis Field, 1936 = prosperpina = Basilarchia astyanax cerulea = Basilarchia arthemis proserpina. [9, 85]
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:15072
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Nearctic.
Primary colors
Orange, Blue, Brown/Gray/Black.
Detailed information with references
Taxonomy, synonyms and combinations
Subspecies of Limenitis arthemis
- Limenitis arthemis albofasciata Newcomb, 1907. [187]
- L. a. arizonensis Edwards, 1882. [9]
- L. a. arthemis Drury, 1773. [186]
- L. a. astyanax (Fabricius, 1775). [9]
- L. a. rubrofasciata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916). [9]
- L. a. virithemis Field, 1936. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Peter Khramov. Text data: Peter Khramov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
- [186] Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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