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

Libytheana
American snout butterfly
(Libytheana carinenta)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Libytheinae
Genus: Libytheana
Michener, 1943
Species and subspecies

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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

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Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833

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

References

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  • Michener, C. D. (1943)
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