Libythea

Libythea is a widespread genus of nymphalid butterflies commonly called beaks or snouts. They are strong fliers and may even be migratory.

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 <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>

• Libythea <small>Fabricius, 1807</small> (= Hecaerge <small>Ochsenheimer, 1816</small>; = Chilea <small>Billberg, 1820</small>; = Hypatus <small>Hübner, 1822</small>; = Libythaeus <small>Boitard, 1828</small>; = Dichora <small>Scudder, 1889</small>)
• Libythea geoffroy <small>Godart, 1824</small>
• Libythea geoffroy geoffroy <small>Godart, 1824</small>
• Libythea geoffroy alompra <small>Moore, 1901</small> (= Libythea hauxwelli <small>Moore, 1901</small>)
• Libythea geoffroy antipoda <small>Boisduval, 1859</small> (= Libythea quadrinotata <small>Butler, 1877</small>)
• Libythea geoffroy bardas <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea geoffroy batchiana <small>Wallace, 1869</small>
• Libythea geoffroy celebensis <small>Staudinger, 1859</small>
• Libythea geoffroy ceramensis <small>Wallace, 1869</small>
• Libythea geoffroy deminuta <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small>
• Libythea geoffroy genia <small>Waterhouse, 1938</small>
• Libythea geoffroy howarthi <small>Peterson, 1968</small>
• Libythea geoffroy maenia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1902</small> (= Libythea geoffroy eugenia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small>)
• Libythea geoffroy nicevillei <small>Olliff, 1891</small>
• Libythea geoffroy orientalis <small>Godman & Salvin, 1888</small>
• Libythea geoffroy philippina <small>Staudinger, 1889</small>
• Libythea geoffroy pulchra <small>Butler, 1882</small> (= Libythea neopommerana <small>Pagenstecher, 1896</small>)
• Libythea geoffroy sumbensis <small>Pagenstecher, 1896</small>
• Libythea collenettei <small>Poulton & Riley, 1928</small>
• Libythea narina <small>Godart, 1819</small>
• Libythea narina narina <small>Godart, 1819</small> (= Libythea hatami <small>Kenrick, 1911</small>)
• Libythea narina canuleia <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small>
• Libythea narina luzonica <small>Semper, 1889</small>
• Libythea narina nahathaka <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea narina neratia <small>Felder, 1864</small>
• Libythea narina rohini <small>Marshall, 1880</small> (= Libythea libera <small>de Niceville, 1890</small>; = Libythea hybrida <small>Martin, 1896</small>; = Libythea tibera <small>Pagenstecher, 1902</small>)
• Libythea narina sangha <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea narina sumbawana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea labdaca <small>Westwood & Hewitson, 1851</small>
• Libythea labdaca labdaca <small>Westwood & Hewitson, 1851</small> (= Libythea labdaca werneri <small>Fruhstrofer, 1903</small>)
• Libythea labdaca laius <small>Trimen, 1879</small> (= Libythea labdaca cinyras <small>Trimen, 1866</small>; = Libythea labdaca lepitoides <small>Moore, 1901</small>)
• Libythea ancoata <small>Grose-Smith, 1891</small>
• Libythea tsiandava <small>Grose-Smith, 1891</small>
• Libythea myrrha <small>Godart, 1819</small>
• Libythea myrrha myrrha <small>Godart, 1819</small>
• Libythea myrrha borneensis <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea myrrha carma <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea myrrha hecura <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea myrrha myrrhina <small>Fruhstorfer, 1910</small>
• Libythea myrrha rama <small>Moore, 1872</small>
• Libythea myrrha sanguinalis <small>Fruhstorfer, 1898</small>
• Libythea myrrha thira <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea myrrha yawa <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea celtis <small>(Fuessly, 1782)</small> (original name = Papilio celtis <small>Fuessly, 1782</small>)
• Libythea celtis celtis <small>(Fuessly, 1782)</small>
• Libythea celtis amamiana <small>Shirozu, 1956</small>
• Libythea celtis celtoides <small>Fruhstorfer, 1909</small>
• Libythea celtis chinensis <small>Fruhstorfer, 1909</small>
• Libythea celtis formosana <small>Fruhstorfer, 1909</small>
• Libythea celtis sophene <small>Fruhstorfer, 1914</small>
• Libythea cinyras <small>Trimen, 1866</small>
• Libythea laius <small>Trimen, 1879</small>
• Libythea laius laius <small>Trimen, 1879</small>
• Libythea laius lepitoides <small>Moore, 1903</small>
• Libythea laius tsiandava <small>Grose-Smith 1891</small>
• Libythea lepita <small>Moore, 1857</small>

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