Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815

Brushfooted Butterflies

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: ​Papilionoidea
Family: ​Nymphalidae

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The family Nymphalidae is the most speciose family of butterflies with about 6000 described species so far. The family contains many well-known species, such as the monarch, the Painted Lady, the buckeye, the fritillaries, checkerspots and the electric blue morphos. All species of Nymphalidae are united by a single morphological character, the tricarinate ridges found on the adult butterfly's antennae. Most also exhibit extreme reduction in the size of the forelegs, particularly in males (this feature is also exhibited by Riodinidae). Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2009. Nymphalidae Rafinesque 1815. Brush-footed Butterflies. Version 15 September 2009 (under construction).http://tolweb.org/Nymphalidae/12172/2009.09.15 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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Subfamily: Apaturinae Boisduval, 1840

Genera: Euripus​, Hestina, Mimathyma, Rohana, ​Sephisa

Euripus nyctelius nyctelius

Hestina nama nama

Hestina persimilis persimilis​

Mimathyma ambica miranda

Rohana parisatis pseudosiamensis

Rohana parisatis siamensis

Sephisa chandra chandra

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​Subfamily: Biblidinae Boisduval, 1833

Genera: Ariadne, ​Laringa

Ariadne ariadne pallidior

Laringa horsfieldi glaucescens

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​Subfamily: Charaxinae Doherty, 1886

Genera: Charaxes, Polyura

Charaxes aristogiton aristiogiton

Charaxes bernardus hierax

Charaxes kahruba

Charaxes marmax marmax

Charaxes solon sulphureus

Polyura athamas athamas

Polyura dolon grandis

Polyura eudamippus nigrobasalis

Polyura jalysus jalysus

Polyura nepenthes nepenthes

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​Subfamily: Cyrestinae ​Guenée, 1865

Genera: Chersonesia, Cyrestis, ​Pseudergolis

Chersonesia intermedia rahrioides

Chersonesia risa risa

Cyrestis cocles earli

Cyrestis nivea nivalis

Cyrestis themire themire

Cyrestis thyodamas thyodamas

Pseudergolis wedah wedah

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Subfamily: Danainae Boisduval, 1833

Genera: Danaus, Euploea, Ideopsis, Parantica, Tirumala

Danaus chrysippus chrysippus

Danaus genutia genutia

Danaus melanippus hegesippus

Euploea camaralzeman camaralzeman

Euploea core godartii

Euploea modesta modesta

Euploea mulciber mulciber

Euploea radamanthus radamanthus

Ideopsis similis persimilis

Ideopsis vulgaris contigua

Ideopsis vulgaris macrina

Parantica aglea melanoides

Parantica aspasia aspasia

Parantica melaneus

Tirumala limniace limniace

Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis

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Subfamily: Heliconiinae ​Swainson, 1822

Genera: Acraea, Cethosia, Cirrochroa, Cupha, Dryas, Paduca, Phalanta, Vagrans, Vindula

Acraea issoria sordice

Acraea violae

Cethosia biblis biblis

Cethosia cyane euanthes

Cethosia hypsea hypsina

Cirrochroa aoris olivacea

Cirrochroa emalea emalea

Cirrochroa tyche mithila

Cupha erymanthis erymanthis

Dryas iulia moderata

Paduca fasciata fasciata

Phalanta alcippe alcippoides

Phalanta phalantha phalantha

Terinos terpender intermedia

Vagrans sinha sinha

Vindula dejone erotella

Vindula erota erota

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Subfamily: Libytheinae ​Boisduval, 1833

Genera: Libythea

Libythea myrrha sanguinalis

Libythea narina rohini

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Subfamily: Limenitidinae Behr, 1864

Genera: Athyma, Cynitia, Euthalia, Lebadea, Lexias, Moduza, Neptis, Pantoporia, Parasarpa, Parthenos, Phaedyma, Sumalia, Tanaecia

Athyma asura asura

Athyma cama cama

Athyma nefte asita

Athyma pravara indosinica

Athyma ranga obsolescens

Athyma ranga ranga

Athyma selenophora bahula

Athyma zeroca galaesus

Cynitia cocytus cocytus

Cynitia flora andersonii

Cynitia lepidea sthavara

Euthalia aconthea garuda

Euthalia alpheda verena

Euthalia anosia anosia

Euthalia dunya dunya

Euthalia evelina annamita

Euthalia evelina compta

Euthalia lubentina lubentina

Euthalia monina kesava

Euthalia phemius phemius

Euthalia recta monili

Euthalia teuta gupta

Lebadea martha malayana

Lebadea martha martha

Lexias pardalis dirteana

Lexias pardalis jadeitina

Moduza procris procris

Neptis clinia susruta

Neptis hylas kamarupa

Neptis miah nolana

Neptis nata adipala

Pantoporia hordonia hordonia

Pantoporia sandaka davidsoni

Parasarpa dudu dudu

Parthenos sylla apicalis

Phaedyma columella martabana

Sumalia daraxa daraxa

Tanaecia julii odilina

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Subfamily: Morphinae Ehrlich, 1958

Genera: Amathusia, Discophora, Faunis, Melanocyma, ​Thauria

Amathusia phidippus phidippus

Amathuxidia amythaon annamensis

Discophora sondaica zal

Faunis canens arcesilas

Melanocyma faunula kimurai

Thauria aliris intermedia

Thauria aliris pseudaliris

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Subfamily: Nymphalinae ​Swainson, 1827

Genera: Doleschallia, Hypolimnas, Junonia, Kaniska, Rhinopalpa, Symbrenthia, ​Yoma

Doleschallia bisaltide continentalis

Doleschallia bisaltide pratipa

Hypolimnas bolina jacintha

Hypolimnas misippus

Junonia almana almana

Junonia atlites atlites

Junonia hierta hierta

Junonia iphita iphita

Junonia lemonias lemonias

Junonia orithya wallacei

Kallima inachus siamensis

Kaniska canace canace

Kaniska canace perakana

Rhinopalpa polynice eudoxia

Symbrenthia hypselis sinis

Symbrenthia lilaea lilaea

Yoma sabina vasuki

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​Subfamily: Satyrinae ​Boisduval, 1833

Genera: Elymnias, Lethe, Melanitis, Mycalesis, Orsotriaena, Penthema, Ypthima

Elymnias hypermnestra meridionalis

Elymnias hypermnestra tinctoria

Elymnias vasudeva

Lethe chandica chandica

Lethe confusa confusa

Lethe europa niladana

Lethe kansa kansa

Lethe sinorix sinorix

Lethe vindhya vindhya

Melanitis leda leda

Melanitis phedima ganapati

Melanitis zitenius auletes

Mycalesis adamsoni

Mycalesis anaxias aemate

Mycalesis annamitica annamitica

Mycalesis francisca sanatana

Mycalesis gotama charaka

Mycalesis intermedia

Mycalesis mineus macromalayana

Mycalesis mineus mineus

Mycalesis mnasicles perna

Mycalesis thailandica

Orsotriaena medus medus

Penthema darlisa melema

Ragadia critolaus critolina

Ypthima baldus baldus

Ypthima baldus newboldi

Ypthima huebneri

Ypthima nebulosa