Libytheana

Libytheana is a genus of nymphalid butterflies in the snout butterfly subfamily, Libytheinae.

Libytheana carinenta is found in both North and South America and is known to be migratory. The other species in the genus are restricted to the Caribbean.

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>

• Libytheana <small>Michener, 1943</small>
• Libytheana carinenta <small>(Cramer, 1777)</small> (original name = Papilio carinenta <small>Cramer, 1777</small>) type species
• Libytheana carinenta carinenta <small>(Cramer, 1777)</small>
• Libytheana carinenta mexicana <small>Michener, 1943</small>
• Libytheana carinenta bachmanii <small>(Kirtland, 1851)</small> (original name = Libythea bachmanii <small>Kirtland, 1851</small>; = Libythea bachmanii f. kirtlandi <small>Field, 1938</small>)
• Libytheana carinenta larvata <small>(Strecker, 1877)</small>
• Libytheana terena <small>(Godart, 1819)</small> (original name = Libythea terena <small>Godart, 1819</small>)
• Libytheana motya <small>(Hübner, 1823)</small> (original name = Hecaërge motya <small>Hübner, [1823]</small>)
• Libytheana fulvescens <small>(Lathy, 1904)</small> (original name = Libythea fulvescens <small>Lathy, 1904</small>)

References

• Michener, C. D. (1943)

External links

• Libytheana page at Tree of Life