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Nymphalidae: Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitidinae, Apaturinae more >>
The Nymphalidae is composed of numerous subfamilies and tribes including Apaturinae, Cyrestinae, Biblidinae, Limenitidinae, Charaxinae, Nymphalinae, Melitaeini, Heliconiinae, Danainae, Ithomiini, Satyrinae, Morphini, Brassolini and Libytheinae. Individual species pages can be accessed via the thumbnails below.
Cyrestinae

Marpesia chiron

Marpesia berania

Marpesia crethon

Marpesia corinna

Marpesia petreus

Marpesia furcula

Marpesia marcella

Marpesia zerynthia

Marpesia themistocles

Biblidinae

Temenis laothoe

Temenis pulchra

Nica flavilla

Epiphile lampethusa

Epiphile imperator

Peria lamis

Asterope markii

Asterope leprieuri

Asterope degandii

Pyrrhogyra edocla

Pyrrhogyra crameri

Pyrrhogyra otolais

Pyrrhogyra amphiro

Vila emilia

Vila azeca

Biblis hyperia

Batesia hypochlora

Panacea regina

Panacea prola

Panacea prola

Panacea regina

Hamadryas chloe

Hamadryas feronia

Hamadryas amphinome

 Hamadryas februa

Hamadryas velutina

Hamadryas laodamia

Hamadryas amphichloe

Hamadryas fornax

Ectima thecla peruviana

Paulogramma pyracmon

Haematera pyrame

Ectima lirides

Callicore hystaspes

Callicore pygas

Callicore eunomia

Callicore cynosura

Callicore excelsior pastazza

Callicore texa maimuna

Callicore lyca

Callicore hesperis

Callicore felderi

Diaethria neglecta

Diaethria clymena

Diaethria clymena

Perisama canoma

Mesotaenia vaninka

Diaethria pandama

Perisama humboldtii

Perisama oppelii xanthica

Perisama comnena

Perisama philinus

Perisama philinus

Perisama tristrigosa

Perisama dorbignyi jurinei

Perisama calamis

Perisama calamis

Perisama clisithera

Perisama clisithera

Perisama lanice

Orophila diotima

Orophila diotima

Dynamine setabis

Dynamine gisella

Dynamine agacles

Dynamine tithia salpensa

Dynamine artemisia

Dynamine sara

Dynamine postverta

Dynamine ines

Dynamine athemon

Dynamine chryseis

Nessaea hewitsoni

Cybdelis boliviana

Myscelia capenas

Eunica volumna celma

Eunica cuvierii

Eunica sydonia

Eunica malvina

Eunica malvina

Eunica norica

Eunica pusilla

Eunica clytia

Eunica carias

Eunica caelina

Eunica chlororhoa

Eunica sophonisba

Catonephele chromis

Catonephele numilia

Catonephele acontius

Limenitidinae

Adelpha ximena

Adelpha saundersii

Adelpha boreas

Adelpha epione

Adelpha mesentina

Adelpha lycorias

Adelpha iphiclus

Adelpha cytherea

Adelpha thoasa

Adelpha thessalia

Adelpha erotia

Adelpha delinita

Adelpha messana

Adelpha jordani

Adelpha capucinus

Adelpha malea

Adelpha plesaure

Adelpha thesprotia

Adelpha olynthia

Adelpha aricia

Adelpha alala

Apaturinae

Doxocopa agathina

Doxocopa linda

Doxocopa laure griseldis

Doxocopa zunilda

Doxocopa pavon

Doxocopa elis

Doxocopa laurentia

Doxocopa cyane

Doxocopa lavinia

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