Libythea lepita Moore, 1857 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Libythea lepita Moore, 1857

Libythea lepita Moore, 1857

Libythea lepita Moore, 1857 was once classified as a race of the European beak Libythea celtis.

Family
Genus
Libythea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Libythea lepita Moore, 1857

The scientific name of this species is Libythea lepita Moore, 1857. This species was previously treated as a race of Libythea celtis, which is known as the European beak. The description given here follows this older classification, and the race lepita and race lepitoides mentioned below correspond to this species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Libythea

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