A genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.
A genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Maniola
Species: M. jurtina
A genus of brush-footed butterflies.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melanargia
Species: M. galathea
A genus of brush-footed butterflies.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Melitaea
Species: M. cinxia
A genus of over 80 species of mainly metalic blue and green butterflies. Found mostly in South America, Central America, and Mexico.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. peleides.
Common name: Blue Morpho.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Morpho
Species: M. polyphemus.
Common name: White Morpho.
Nymphalidae are a widely distributed family of butterflies with some 5,000 species.