Nymphalinae

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Nymphalinae
Brown PansyJunonia hedonia
Brown Pansy
Junonia hedonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Tribes

Nymphalinae is a subfamily of nymphalid butterflies. Sometimes, the Limenitidinae (and Biblidinae) are included here as a tribe, while the Melitaeini are occasionally considered a distinct subfamily.

[edit] Taxonomic list of tribes and genera

  • Coeini
    • Baeotus Hemming, 1939
    • Historis Hübner, 1819
    • Pycina Doubleday, 1849
  • Nymphalini (at least 10 genera)
  • Kallimini
    • Catacroptera Karsch, 1894
    • Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1860
    • Kallima Doubleday, 1849
    • Mallika Collins & Larsen, 1991
  • Victorinini (4 genera)
  • Junoniini
    • Junonia Hübner, 1819
    • Precis Hübner, 1819
    • Salamis Boisduval, 1833
    • Yoma Doherty, 1886
    • Hypolimnas Hübner, 1819
  • Melitaeini (over 25 genera)

Nymphalinae incertae sedis

  • Rhinopalpa C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Kallimoides Shirôzu & Nakanishi, 1984
  • Vanessula Dewitz, 1887
  • Crenidomimas Karsch, 1894 - possibly Limenitidinae

Tentatively placed here

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