common names

[Matthew Smith]

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> The Latin name of the genus, Limenitis, means "harbour keeper".

According to Brown's 'Composition of Scientific Words', 'limen' in Latin
means 'threshold'. 'limeno' in Greek is 'harbor'. Note that 'Gatekeeper'
is another English common name--that could be close to 'Limenitis' if the
word is actually Latin.
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Over here in the UK, the common name 'White Admiral' is only applied to
Limenitis.  'Gatekeeper' is used for another species, Pyronia tithonus
(Satyridae)

Matt  

 
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