Nymphalidae
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| Nymphalidae | |
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| Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
| Family: | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Diversity | |
| Over 600 genera About 6,000 species |
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Nymphalidae is a large family of butterflies. It has about 6,000 species. They are found on all continents except Antarctica.[1] They are commonly known as nymphalids, brushfoots, or brush-footed butterflies.
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Classification [change]
Brushfoots get their name from their front pair of legs. This pair of legs is reduced. They do not have claws at the end. Only the middle and last pair of legs are used for walking.[2]
Subfamilies [change]
- Apaturinae - Hackberry butterflies and Emperors
- Biblidinae - Tropical Brushfoots
- Calinaginae
- Charaxinae - Leafwings
- Cyrestinae
- Danainae - Milkweed butterflies
- Heliconiinae - Heliconiians and Fritillaries
- Ithomiinae (sometimes placed in the subfamily Danainae as a tribe (a tribe is a ranking between family and genus))
- Libytheinae - Snout butterflies
- Limenitidinae - Admirals and Sisters
- Morphinae - Morphos (sometimes placed in the subfamily Satyrinae as a tribe)
- Nymphalinae - Buckeyes, Eggflies, Checkerspots, Crescents, Anglewings, and Ladies
- Satyrinae - Satyrs and Browns[1][3]
Some example species [change]
- Aglais urticae - Small Tortoiseshell
- Apatura iris - Purple Emperor
- Danaus plexippus - Monarch
- Hamadryas amphinome - Red Cracker
- Inachis io - Peacock
- Junonia coenia - Common Buckeye
- Libytheana carinenta - American Snout or Common Snout
- Limenitis archippus - Viceroy
- Morpho menelaus - Blue Morpho
- Nymphalis antiopa - Mourning Cloak or Camberwell Beauty
- Speyeria cybele - Great Spangled Fritillary
- Vanessa cardui - Painted Lady
Image gallery [change]
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
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Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
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American Snout or Common Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
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Mourning Cloak or Camberwell Beauty (Nymphails antipoa)
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
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References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wahlberg, Niklas; Brower, Andrew V. Z.. "Nymphalidae". Tree of Life. http://tolweb.org/Nymphalidae/12172. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ↑ Charles A. Triplehorn and Norman F. Johnson (2005). Borror and Delong's Introduction to the Study of Insects (7th Edition). Thomas Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA. ISBN 0-03-096835-6
- ↑ Gerardo Lamas (edited by) (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part4A. Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Gainesville, FL. ISBN 0-945417-28-4
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