Nymphalini

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Nymphalini
Asian comma butterfly, Polygonia c-aureum
Asian comma butterfly, Polygonia c-aureum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Nymphalini
Genera

Numerous, see text

Nymphalini is a tribe of brush-footed butterflies.

[edit] Notable genera in taxonomic sequence

  • Colobura Billberg, 1820
  • Tigridia Hübner, 1819
  • Smyrna Hübner, 1823
  • Antanartia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Araschnia Hübner, 1819
  • Symbrenthia Hübner, 1819
  • Mynes Boisduval, 1832
  • Hypanartia Hübner, 1821
  • Vanessa
  • Nymphalis – includes Aglais
  • Inachis – often included in Nymphalis
  • Kaniska – often included in Nymphalis
  • Polygonia – often included in Nymphalis

[edit] Prehistoric genera

Only known from fossils:

  • Jupitella
  • Mylothrites