Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764)
(White Admiral)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLimenitis camilla (White Admiral)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Limenitis camilla (White Admiral) :
1: Limenitis camilla (White Admiral)
14 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Feeding at Bramble flower
Image 1: Feeding at Bramble flower - close-upImage 2: Feeding at Bramble flower - close-up (2)Image 3: Feeding at Bramble flower - in company with a male BrimstoneImage 4: Feeding at Bramble flower - in company with a male Brimstone and a bumble bee
2: Limenitis camilla (White Admiral)
14 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Basking on Hazel leaves
Image 1: Basking on Hazel leavesImage 2: Basking on Hazel leaves - close-up
3: Limenitis camilla (White Admiral)
14 Jul 1968 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
On Bramble flowers after a shower of rain
Image 1: Feeding at bramble flowerImage 2: Feeding at bramble flower (2)Image 3: Sipping raindrop - front viewImage 4: top surface - wings open

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Revels, R. 2005 White Admiral Vol 16, No. 6 Page: 433

Limenitis camilla (White Admiral) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Limenitis camilla (White Admiral)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Limenitis camilla (White Admiral)
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