Libytheinae

Libytheinae
Libytheana carinenta, American snout
Nettle tree (Libythea celtis), Bulgaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833
Genera
Libythea Fabricius, 1807 Libytheana Michener, 1943

The Libytheinae are a nymphalid subfamily known as snout butterflies, containing two valid genera and about ten species: six in Libythea and four in Libytheana. The common name refers to the thick labial palps (pedipalps) that look like a "snout" in this subfamily. In older literature, this group was recognized as the family Libytheidae. They are medium-sized and typically a drab brown. The front legs are reduced in length and the ventral hindwings are cryptically colored to help them blend in with their surroundings. While at rest, the members of this subfamily keep their wings tightly closed to resemble dead leaves.

Classification

Libytheinae is a subfamily of the family Nymphalidae:

• Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815
  • Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833
    • Libythea Fabricius, 1807
    • Libytheana Michener, 1943

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. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 57:81-85.
• Shields, O. (1984). A revised, annotated checklist of world Libytheidae. Journal for Research on the Lepidoptera 22: 264-266.

External links

• Tree of Life: Libytheinae
• Libytheinae at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms