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 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, ) Libytheana fulvescens (Lathy, 1904) (original name = Libythea fulvescens Lathy, 1904)
References Michener, C. D. (1943)
External links
Libytheana page at Tree of Life