Limenitis
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Limenitis''
| image = Limenitis reducta01.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = [[Southern White Admiral]], ''[[Limenitis reducta]]''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| zoodivisio = [[Rhopalocera]]
| superfamilia = [[Papilionoidea]]
| familia = [[Nymphalidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Limenitidinae]]
| genus = '''''Limenitis'''''
| genus_authority =
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Numerous, see text
}}
'''''Limenitis''''' is a genus of [[Nymphalidae|brush-footed butterflies]] commonly called the '''Admirals'''.
The name ''Limenitis'' is [[New Latin]] "of harbours", from [[Ancient Greek]] Λιμενιτις (from λιμήν, a harbour, haven).<ref>The [[Century Dictionary]] by The Century Company. Available online at [http://www.leoyan.com/century dictionary.com/index.html].</ref>
===Notable species===
* ''[[Limenitis amphyssa]]
* ''[[Viceroy butterfly|Limenitis archippus]]'', Viceroy butterfly
* ''[[Limenitis arthemis]]''
** ''L. arthemis arthemis'' - (American) White Admiral
** ''L. arthemis rubrofasciata'' - Western (American) White Admiral
** ''L. arthemis astyanax'' and ''L. arthemis arizonensis'' - both Red-spotted Purple
* ''[[Limenitis bredowii]]'', California Sister
* ''[[Limenitis camilla]]'', Eurasian White Admiral
* ''[[Limenitis doerriesi]]''
* ''[[Limenitis helmanni]]''
* ''[[Limenitis homeyeri]]''
* ''[[Limenitis lepechini]]''
* ''[[Lorquin's Admiral|Limenitis lorquini]]'', Lorquin's Admiral
* ''[[Limenitis moltrechti]]''
* ''[[Poplar Admiral|Limenitis populi]]'', Poplar Admiral
* ''[[The Commander (butterfly)|Limenitis procris]]'', The Commander
* ''[[Limenitis reducta]]'', Southern White Admiral
* ''[[Limenitis sydyi]]''
* ''[[Limenitis weidemeyerii]]'', Weidemeyer's Admiral
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nearctica.com/butter/bylist/lnymph2.htm Checklist of Nearctic Nymphalidae]
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