nymphalidae
IPA: nɪmfˈæɫideɪ
Root Word: Nymphalidae
noun
- the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world.
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Examples of "nymphalidae" in Sentences
- They belong to the Nymphalidae brush footed butterfly family.
- It belongs to the Nymphalidae or brush footed butterfly family.
- Some authors classify this family as a subfamily of Nymphalidae.
- Calinaginae is a butterfly subfamily from the family Nymphalidae.
- It is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.
- Cymothoe caenis is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
- Cymothoe sangaris is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.
- The latter are a subfamily of the brush footed butterflies Nymphalidae .
- Phylogenetic hypotheses within the Nymphalidae are still under discussion.