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nymphalid butterfly

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 Definition: [n]  medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
 
 Synonyms: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid
 
 See Also: admiral, anglewing, banded purple, butterfly, Camberwell beauty, comma, comma butterfly, emperor, emperor butterfly, family Nymphalidae, fritillary, Inachis io, Limenitis archippus, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis astyanax, Limenitis camilla, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalidae, Nymphalis antiopa, painted beauty, peacock, peacock butterfly, Polygonia comma, red admiral, red-spotted purple, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa virginiensis, viceroy, white admiral

 

 

 

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