Genus Libytheana

Classification

Snout? What kind? - Libytheana carinenta

Snout, but unsure which type - Libytheana carinenta

Mating American Snouts - Libytheana carinenta - male - female

Snout Nose Butterfly - Libytheana carinenta

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies)

Subfamily Libytheinae (Snouts)

Genus Libytheana

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm

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