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Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Heliconiinae is a subfamily of Nymphalidae, the Brush-footed Butterflies. It now includes Fritillaries, as well as Heliconians, and some other types of species. Heliconians are more tropical. Their larvae, as with Monarchs, usually feed on poisonous plants, becoming poisonous themselves. There is lots of mimicry in the tribe, both […]
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Satyrinae is a subfamily of the largest family of butterflies, the Nymphalidae. It includes species commonly known as Nymphs, Satyrs. Browns, while Alpines or Arctics live in colder regions in mountains or the far north. WOOD NYMPHS, SATYRS, ETC (Satyrinae) click image to open photo gallery WOOD NYMPHS, SATYRS,
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Nymphalinae is the largest subfamily of the Family Nymphalidae, which is the largest family of butterflies, with over 6000 species. I have created separate sections here for Tribes, the level below Subfamily, to keep relationships together. At the bottom of the page are videos of some species. Nymphalidae:Nymphalinae: Tribes
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Admirals are in the subfamily Limenitidinae under family Nymphalidae, the Brush-footed Butterflies. The Viceroy has been considered to be a mimic of the distasteful Monarch. ADMIRALS (Nymphalidae:Limenitidinae Adelpha bredowi Adelpha bredowi Adelpha bredowii eulalia Adelpha bredowii eulalia Adelpha californica Lexias pardalis dirtea Lexias pardalis dirtea Limenitis archippus Limenitis archippus
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Danaine is a subfamily of Nymphalidae , the Brush-footed Butterflies. Until recently it was a family itself, Danaidae, but got demoted after updated taxonomic techniques showed that it was not as distinct from this group, which is characterized by a 4-legged appearance – as one pair is held against the
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Nymphalidae is the largest family of butterflies, with over 6000 species and 12 subfamilies. They are characterized by standing on 4 feet with the other 2 held close to the body, so they look 4-legged. Until recently many had their own family but further study indicated closer relationships. Below
Menu Home Subjects Covers About Contact Swallowtails are in the family (Papilionidae) in the Order Lepidoptera, which includes butterflies and moths. Not all have tails and some have more than one pair. The high-altitude Parnassians are placed in a separate subfamily as indicated below. SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES ( Family Papilionidae) click on images to see more
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Order Collembola (SPRINGTAILS) Collembola is an Order of tiny, primitive, Hexapods that never develop wings. They were considered insects, until recent DNA studies reassessed their status as a separate evolutionary line. They are commonly known as Springtails because most have the ability to jump far for their body size, using
Home Subjects Covers About Contact Mayflies are an Order of insects (Ephemeroptera) so named for their short lives as adults, which may be only a day or two after years in the water as nymphs (also called naiads). They may emerge simultaneously in enormous numbers. They are the only insects besides True Flies (Diptera) which
