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Athyma libnites

Athyma libnites is butterfly endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1859.

Last revised
Jul 19, 2026
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Length
80 w
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Athyma libnites
Male
Female
Both from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Athyma
Species:
A. libnites
Binomial name
Athyma libnites
(Hewitson, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Limenitis libnites Hewitson, 1859

Athyma libnites is butterfly endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1859.

Subspecies

  • A. l. libnites (Sulawesi)
  • A. l. noctesco Tsukada, 1991 (Buton)
  • A. l. nieuwenhuisi Hanafusa, 1989 (Banggai)
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