Nymphalidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Nymphalidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – brush-footed butterflies or nymphalids.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order
Hyponyms
- (family): Apaturinae (emperors), Biblidinae (tropical brushfoots), Calinaginae (freaks), Charaxinae (leafwings), Cyrestinae, Danainae (milkweed butterflies), Heliconiinae (longwings), Libytheinae (snout butterflies), Limenitidinae (named after noble titles and high military ranks), Morphinae (morphos, owl butterflies), Nymphalinae, Satyrinae (satyrs and browns) - subfamilies
Descendants
- → Greek: νυμφαλίδες (nymfalídes)
References
- Nymphalidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nymphalidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Nymphalidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Nymphalidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Nymphalidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information