Scientific name Nymphalinae Order Butterflies and moths | Superfamily Papilionoidea Rank Subfamily | |
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Lower classifications Aglais io, Nymphalini, Small tortoiseshell, Polygonia c‑album, Polygonia | ||
The Nymphalinae are a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). Sometimes, the subfamilies Limenitidinae, and Biblidinae are included here as subordinate tribe(s), while the tribe Melitaeini is occasionally regarded as a distinct subfamily.
Systematics
The traditionally recognized tribes of Nymphalinae are here listed in the presumed phylogenetic sequence:
Genera incertae sedis are:
In addition to these, Crenidomimas is sometimes placed here, but may belong in the Limenitidinae, genus Euryphura.
The Late Eocene fossil genus Lithodryas might belong here, but it is generally assigned to the Lycaenidae.
References
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