Brush-footed Butterflies
Nymphalidae
Summary 2
Nymphalidae is the largest family of butterflies with about 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies. Many species are brightly colored and include popular species such as the emperors, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the underwings are in contrast often dull...
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- (c) Hennie Cuper, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/hj_cuper/10348907395/
- (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphalidae
