Summary
Libythea is a widespread genus of nymphalid butterflies commonly called beaks or snouts. They are strong fliers and may even be migratory.
Classification
Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833 - Source: The higher classification of Nymphalidae, at Nymphalidae.net - Note: Names preceded by an equal sign (=) are synonyms, homonyms, rejected names or invalid names. - 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