Nymphalidae

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A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies, called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called Nymphales.

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Nymphalidae - large beautifully colored butterflies family Nymphalidae arthropod family - any of the arthropods Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis - type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies genus Vanessa, Vanessa - painted beauty and red admiral genus Limenitis, Limenitis - mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars genus Polygonia, Polygonia - comma butterflies genus Spyeria, Spyeria - fritillaries Argynnis, genus Argynnis - fritillaries Apatura, genus Apatura - large Old World butterflies genus Inachis, Inachis - a genus of Nymphalidae