Nymphalidae
Apatura ilia metis Frey, 1829
Apatura ilia metis Frey, 1829
Apatura ilia metis is a butterfly subspecies found across the Palearctic, with variable wing markings and a recorded southward shift of its northern range.
Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Apatura ilia, the lesser purple emperor, is a variable butterfly found across Europe and the Palearctic to Japan.
Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Apatura iris is a purple-blue sheened butterfly found across the Palearctic with variable wing patterns.
Euripus nyctelius (Doubleday, 1845)
Euripus nyctelius (Doubleday, 1845)
Euripus nyctelius, the courtesan, is an Indomalayan nymphalid butterfly first described in 1845.
Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848
Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848
Herona marathus Doubleday, 1848 is an insect with distinct wing markings and coloration as described.
Limenitis lorquini (Boisduval, 1852)
Limenitis lorquini (Boisduval, 1852)
Lorquin's admiral is a territorial North American butterfly with distinct brown-black marked wings that feeds on plants and animal waste.
Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limenitis populi (the Poplar Admiral) is a large butterfly found across Eurasia that uses poplar trees as its larval host.
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775
Limenitis archippus, the viceroy butterfly, is a Müllerian mimic of related Danaus butterflies native to North America.
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773
Limenitis arthemis is a North American butterfly species split into two subspecies differing by the presence of a white upper wing band.
Limenitis weidemeyerii Edwards, 1861
Limenitis weidemeyerii Edwards, 1861
Limenitis weidemeyerii, or Weidemeyer's admiral, is a North American butterfly named for 19th-century entomologist John William Weidemeyer.
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis reducta Staudinger, 1901
Limenitis reducta is a butterfly species found in southern/central Europe and western Asia that lives in open woodland habitats.
Ladoga camilla glorifica (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
Ladoga camilla glorifica (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
Ladoga camilla glorifica is a butterfly subspecies that closely resembles Limenitis sydyi, but has consistent distinguishing wing pattern differences.
Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853
Limenitis helmanni Lederer, 1853
This is a description of the butterfly species Limenitis helmanni and its two subspecies, including markings and distribution.
Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892
Limenitis doerriesi Staudinger, 1892
Limenitis doerriesi is a butterfly very similar to Limenitis helmanni, found in Amurland's Sutshan (Ussuri) area.
Parathyma nefte (Cramer, 1782)
Parathyma nefte (Cramer, 1782)
Parathyma nefte is a butterfly species with described caterpillar, pupa traits and feeding habits, recorded from Borneo.
Parathyma selenophora (Kollar, 1848)
Parathyma selenophora (Kollar, 1848)
Parathyma selenophora, the staff sergeant, is a butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia with Adina cordifolia as its common larval food plant.
Parathyma nefte inara (Doubleday)
Parathyma nefte inara (Doubleday)
Parathyma nefte inara is a butterfly with described caterpillar, pupa, host plants, range, and adult feeding behavior.
Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
Cymothoe caenis (Drury, 1773)
Cymothoe caenis, the common glider, is a migratory nymphalid butterfly found across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Cymothoe herminia (Smith, 1887)
Cymothoe herminia (Smith, 1887)
Cymothoe herminia, the Herminia glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found across many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Cymothoe egesta Cramer, 1779
Cymothoe egesta Cramer, 1779
Cymothoe egesta, the common yellow glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found across western and central tropical Africa.
Cymothoe alcimeda Godart, 1823
Cymothoe alcimeda Godart, 1823
Cymothoe alcimeda, the battling glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
Pseudoneptis bugandensis Stoneham, 1935
Pseudoneptis bugandensis is the only species in the Nymphalidae butterfly genus Pseudoneptis, found across multiple African countries.
Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1779
Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1779
Euthalia aconthea (the common baron) is an Asian butterfly with distinct male, female, and two geographic races.
Euthalia merta Moore, 1859
Euthalia merta Moore, 1859
Euthalia merta (dark-male baron) is a large marbled beige-to-brown nymphalid butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm.
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