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(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)
BILATERIA
(bilaterally symmetrical animals)
PROTOSTOMIA
(protostomes)
ECDYSOZOA
(skin shedders)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
PTERYGOTA
(winged insects)
Neoptera
(an infraclass of insects)
Endopterygota
(insects with wings developing internally)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)
PAPILIONOIDEA
(butterflies)
NYMPHALIDAE
(fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
Nymphalidae
is also a member of:
Macrolepidoptera
(via Papilionoidea)
Invertebrates
(via Arthropoda)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

NYMPHALIDAE (fritillary and vanessid butterflies)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs
Species Aglais urticae Linnaeus (Small Tortoiseshell) 1 33   3
Species Apatura iris L., 1758 (Purple Emperor)   10    
Genus Argynnis (a genus of fritllary butterflies) 3      
Species Argynnis adippe Schiffermuller, 1775 (High Brown Fritillary)       1
Species Argynnis aglaja Linnaeus (Dark Green Fritillary) 1 5   2
Species Argynnis paphia L., 1758 (Silver-washed Fritillary) 1 46    
Species Boloria euphrosyne L., 1758 (Pearl Bordered Fritillary)       3
Species Boloria selene Denis & Schiffermuller (Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary)   5    
Species Cynthia cardui Linnaeus (Painted Lady)   35   1
Species Eurodryas aurinia Rottemburg, 1775 (Marsh Fritillary)   11   6
Species Inachis io Linnaeus (Peacock Butterfly)   42    
Species Ladoga camilla L., 1758 (White Admiral)   10   1
Species Melitaea cinxia L., 1758 (Glanville Fritillary)       2
Species Mellicta athalia Rottemburg, 1775 (Heath Fritillary)   6   3
Species Nymphalis antiopa L. (Camberwell Beauty)       1
Species Nymphalis polychloros L., 1758 (Large Tortoiseshell)       1
Species Polygonia c-album Linnaeus (Comma) 1 18   1
Species Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus (Red Admiral)   42 6 2
Informal (Boloria selene/euphrosyne) (Small Pearl-bordered or Pearl-bordered Fritillary) 2 7   3
Informal (Nymphalidae (indet. Fritillary)) (Unidentified Fritillary Butterfly) 10 78   20

Suggested Literature

NYMPHALIDAE may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 ANIMALIA
(animals)		 ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)		 INSECTA
(insects)		 LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)		 DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)		 PAPILIONOIDEA
(butterflies)
Macrolepidoptera (via Papilionoidea)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 24 feeding and other relationships of NYMPHALIDAE (fritillary and vanessid butterflies)

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