# Libythea

Libythea is a widespread genus of nymphalid butterflies commonly called beaks or snouts. They are strong fliers and may even be migratory.

## 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
* Libythea Fabricius, 1807 (= Hecaerge Ochsenheimer, 1816; = Chilea Billberg, 1820; = Hypatus Hübner, 1822; = Libythaeus Boitard, 1828; = Dichora Scudder, 1889)
** Libythea geoffroy Godart, 1824
*** Libythea geoffroy geoffroy Godart, 1824
*** Libythea geoffroy alompra Moore, 1901 (= Libythea hauxwelli Moore, 1901)
*** Libythea geoffroy antipoda Boisduval, 1859 (= Libythea quadrinotata Butler, 1877)
*** Libythea geoffroy bardas Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** Libythea geoffroy batchiana Wallace, 1869
*** Libythea geoffroy celebensis Staudinger, 1859
*** Libythea geoffroy ceramensis Wallace, 1869
*** Libythea geoffroy deminuta Fruhstorfer, 1910
*** Libythea geoffroy genia Waterhouse, 1938
*** Libythea geoffroy howarthi Peterson, 1968
*** Libythea geoffroy maenia Fruhstorfer, 1902 (= Libythea geoffroy eugenia Fruhstorfer, 1910)
*** Libythea geoffroy nicevillei Olliff, 1891
*** Libythea geoffroy orientalis Godman & Salvin, 1888
*** Libythea geoffroy philippina Staudinger, 1889
*** Libythea geoffroy pulchra Butler, 1882 (= Libythea neopommerana Pagenstecher, 1896)
*** Libythea geoffroy sumbensis Pagenstecher, 1896
** Libythea collenettei Poulton & Riley, 1928
** Libythea narina Godart, 1819
*** Libythea narina narina Godart, 1819 (= Libythea hatami Kenrick, 1911)
*** Libythea narina canuleia Fruhstorfer, 1910
*** Libythea narina luzonica Semper, 1889
*** Libythea narina nahathaka Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** Libythea narina neratia Felder, 1864
*** Libythea narina rohini Marshall, 1880 (= Libythea libera de Niceville, 1890; = Libythea hybrida Martin, 1896; = Libythea tibera Pagenstecher, 1902)
*** Libythea narina sangha Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** Libythea narina sumbawana Fruhstorfer, 1914
** Libythea labdaca Westwood & Hewitson, 1851
*** Libythea labdaca labdaca Westwood & Hewitson, 1851 (= Libythea labdaca werneri Fruhstrofer, 1903)
*** Libythea labdaca laius Trimen, 1879 (= Libythea labdaca cinyras Trimen, 1866; = Libythea labdaca lepitoides Moore, 1901)
** Libythea ancoata Grose-Smith, 1891
** Libythea tsiandava Grose-Smith, 1891
** Libythea myrrha Godart, 1819
*** Libythea myrrha myrrha Godart, 1819
*** Libythea myrrha borneensis Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** Libythea myrrha carma Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** Libythea myrrha hecura Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** Libythea myrrha myrrhina Fruhstorfer, 1910
*** Libythea myrrha rama Moore, 1872
*** Libythea myrrha sanguinalis Fruhstorfer, 1898
*** Libythea myrrha thira Fruhstorfer, 1914
*** Libythea myrrha yawa Fruhstorfer, 1914
** Libythea celtis (Fuessly, 1782) (original name = Papilio celtis Fuessly, 1782)
*** Libythea celtis celtis (Fuessly, 1782)
*** Libythea celtis amamiana Shirozu, 1956
*** Libythea celtis celtoides Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** Libythea celtis chinensis Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** Libythea celtis formosana Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** Libythea celtis lepita Moore, 1857
*** Libythea celtis sophene Fruhstorfer, 1914
** Libythea cinyras Trimen, 1866
** Libythea laius Trimen, 1879
*** Libythea laius laius Trimen, 1879
*** Libythea laius lepitoides Moore, 1903
*** Libythea laius tsiandava Grose-Smith 1891