Family NYMPHALIDAE
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All members of this family have a typical feature. They have only four legs for walking, because the first pair of legs is atrophied to small brushes. Therefore the members of this family are often called brush-footed butterflies.
The scale of Nymphalidae are medium to large and the coloured drawings on wings are very beautiful.
Typical members of this butterfly family are the Peacock (Inachis io), the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) and the Common Tiger (Danaus plexippus).
The family NYMPHALIDAE contains twelve subfamilies.
Subfamily APATURINAE
Subfamily APATURINAE contains nineteen genera. The genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
The Purple Emperor or the Japanese Emperor are typical members of APATURINAE. Some of this species have blue structure coloure on there wings. This optical phenominon based on refraction and interference.
Genus: Apatura
Genus: Apaturina
Genus: Apaturopsis
Genus: Asterocampa
Genus: Chitoria
Genus: Dilipa
Genus: Doxocopa
Genus: Euapatura
Genus: Eulaceura
Genus: Euripus
Genus: Helcyra
Genus: Herona
Genus: Hestina
Genus: Mimathyma
Genus: Rohana
Genus: Sasakia
Genus: Sephisa
Genus: Thaleropsis
Genus: Timelaea
Subfamily BIBLIDINAE
Subfamily BIBLIDINAE contains six tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: AGERONIINI
Genus: Batesia
Genus: Ectima
Genus: Hamadryas
Genus: Panacea -
Tribe: BIBLIDINI
Genus: Ariadne
Genus: Biblis
Genus: Byblia
Genus: Eurytela
Genus: Laringa
Genus: Mesoxantha
Genus: Mestra
Genus: Neptidopsis
Genus: Vila -
Tribe: CALLICORINI
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Tribe: EPICALIINI
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Tribe: EPIPHILINI
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Tribe: EUBAGINI
Subfamily CALINAGINAE
Subfamily CALINAGINAE contains only one tribe. Furthermore the tribe contains one genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
Genus: Calinaga
Subfamily CHARAXINAE
Subfamily CHARAXINAE contains six tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: ANAEINI
Genus: Anaea
Genus: Coenophlebia
Genus: Consul
Genus: Hypna
Genus: Memphis
Genus: Polygrapha
Genus: Siderone
Genus: Zaretis - Tribe: CHARAXINI
Genus: Charaxes
Genus: Polyura - Tribe: EUXANTHINI
Genus: Euxanthe - Tribe: PALLINI
Genus: Palla - Tribe: PREPONINI
Genus: Agrias
Genus: Anaeomorpha
Genus: Archaeoprepona
Genus: Noreppa
Genus: Prepona - Tribe: PROTHOINI
Genus: Agatasa
Genus: Prothoe
Subfamily CYRESTINAE
Subfamily CYRESTINAE contains two tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: CYRESTINI
Genus: Chersonesia
Genus: Cyrestis
Genus: Marpesia - Tribe: PSEUDERGOLINI
Genus: Amnosia
Genus: Dichorragia
Genus: Pseudergolis
Genus: Stibochiona
Subfamily DANAINAE
Subfamily DANAINAE contains three tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: DANAINI
Subtribe: DANAINA
Genus: Amauris
Genus: Danaus
Genus: Ideopsis
Genus: Parantica
Genus: Tiradelphe
Genus: Tirumala
Subtribe: EUPLOEINA
Genus: Anetia
Genus: Euploea
Genus: Idea
Genus: Lycorea
Genus: Protoploea - Tribe: ITHOMIINI
- Tribe: TELLERVINI
Subfamily HELICONIINAE
Subfamily HELICONIINAE contains four tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: ACRAEINI
Genus: Acraea
Genus: Actinote
Genus: Altinote
Genus: Bematiste
Genus: Cethosia
Genus: Miyana
Genus: Pardopsis - Tribe: ARGYNNINI
Subtribe: ARGYNNIS
Genus: Argynnis
Genus: Argyreus
Genus: Argyronome
Genus: Childrena
Genus: Fabriciana
Genus: Mesoacidalia
Genus: Pandoriana
Subtribe: BERNTHIS
Genus: Bernthis
Subtribe: BOLORIA
Genus: Boloria
Genus: Clossiana
Genus: Proclossiana
Subtribe: ISSORIA
Genus: Issoria
Genus: Kuekenthaliella
Genus: Euptoieta
Genus: Damora
Genus: Spyeria - Tribe: HELICONIINI
Genus: Agraulis
Genus: Dione
Genus: Dryadula
Genus: Dryas
Genus: Eueides
Genus: Heliconius
Genus: Philaethria
Genus: Podotricha - Tribe: VAGRANTINI
Subfamily LIBYTHEINAE
Subfamily LIBYTHEINAE contains two genera. The genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
The Nettle-tree butterfly is a typical member of this subfamily.
Genus: Libythea
Genus: Libytheana
Subfamily LIMENITIDINAE
Subfamily LIMENITIDINAE contains four tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: ADOLIADINI
- Tribe: LIMENITIDINI
Genus: Limenitis
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- Tribe: NEPTINI
Genus: Neptis
Genus: Pantoporia
-and more- - Tribe: PARTHENINI
Subfamily MORPHINAE
Subfamily MORPHINAE contains three tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: AMATHUSIINI
- Tribe: BRASSOLINI
- Tribe: MORPHINI
Subtribe: ANTIRRHEINA
Genus: Antirrhea
Genus: Caerois
Subtribe: MORPHINA
Genus: Morpho
Subfamily NYMPHALINAE
Subfamily NYMPHALINAE contains six tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: COEINI
- Tribe: JUNONIINI
Genus: Hypolimnas
Genus: Junonia
Genus: Precis
Genus: Salamis
Genus: Yoma - Tribe: KALLIMINI
- Tribe: MELITAEINI
- Tribe: NYMPHALINI
Genus: Aglais
Genus: Antanartia
Genus: Araschnia
Genus: Colobura
Genus: Hypanartis
Genus: Inachis
Genus: Mynes
Genus: Nymphalis
Genus: Polygonia
Genus: Smyrna
Genus: Tigridia
Genus: Vanessa - Tribe: VICTORINI
Genus: Anartia
Genus: Metamorpha
Genus: Napeocles
Genus: Siproeta
Subfamily SATYRINAE
Subfamily SATYRINAE contains six tribes. Furthermore the tribes contains the genus and the genus combine with the specific name accuratly defined any species.
- Tribe: ELYMNIINI
- Tribe: ERITINI
- Tribe: HAETERINI
- Tribe: MELANITINI
Genus: Aeropetes
Genus: Cyllogenes
Genus: Gnophodes
Genus: Manataria
Genus: Melanitis
Genus: Paralethe
Genus: Paranthirrhoea - Tribe: RAGADIINI
- Tribe: SATYRINI
Genus: Hipparchia
