Libytheinae

Libytheinae
	; Libytheana carinenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Arthropoda;
Class:	Insecta;
Order:	Lepidoptera;
(unranked):	Rhopalocera;
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea;
Family:	Nymphalidae;
Subfamily:	Libytheinae; Boisduval, 1833
Genera
	Libythea Fabricius, 1807; Libytheana Michener, 1943; See text.;

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Libytheinae is the nymphalid subfamily of the snout butterflies, containing two valid genera and about 10 species, 6 in Libythea and 4 in Libytheana. The common name refers to the thick labial palps that look like a "snout" in this subfamily. In older literature, this group was recognized as the family Libytheidae.

[edit] Libytheinae 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.

Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815

Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833
- Libythea Fabricius 1807 ( = Hecaerge Ochsenheimer 1816; = Chilea Billberg 1820; = invalid name Hypatus Hübner 1822; = Libythaeus Boitard, 1828; = homonym Dichora Scudder 1889)
- Libytheana Michener 1943

[edit] References

Freitas, A. V. L., & Brown, K. S., Jr. (2004). Phylogeny of the Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera). Systematic Biology, 53(3), 363-383.
Kawahara, A. Y. (2003). Rediscovery of Libythea collenettei Poulton & Riley (Nymphalidae: Libytheinae) in the Marquesas, and a description of the male. J Lep Soc, 57, 81 - 85.
Shields, O. (1984) A revised, annotated checklist of world Libytheidae. Journal for Research on the Lepidoptera, 22: 264-266.