With more than 6,000 species distributed globally, Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies. These are usually medium-large sized butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs, holding their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up, while some species, the forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs, which gives this family its other common name. While many species are brightly coloured, their under wings are often dull, and resembling dead leaves in some species.
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Subfamily Apaturinae
Doxocopa laurentia (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Eulaceura osteria (Singapore)
Subfamily Biblidinae
Tribe Callicorini
Catagramma tolima (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Diaethria clymena (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Subfamily Cyrestinae
Tribe Cyrestini
Cyrestis themire (Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)
Cyrestis cocles (Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)
Subfamily Danainae
Tribe Danaini
Danaus chrysippus (Singapore)
Ideopsis vulgaris (Singapore)
Tribe Ithomiini
Godyris hewitsoni (Tandayapa, Ecuador)
Godyris sp. IMG_1648 (Tandayapa, Ecuador)
Idea leuconoe (Singapore)
Lycorea ilione (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Methona confusa (Tandayapa, Ecuador)
Oleria cyrene (San Isidro, Ecuador)
Oleria padilla ssp. padilla (Tandayapa, Ecuador)
Subfamily Heliconiinae
Tribe Acraeini
Altinote alcione (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Altinote neleus (San Isidro, Ecuador)
Altinote stratonice (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Tribe Heliconiini
Cethosia biblis (Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai)
Heliconius doris (Dorsal view) (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Heliconius doris (Ventral view) (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Heliconius xanthocles zamora (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Tribe Vagrantini
Vindula dejone (Singapore)
Vindula erota (Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)
Subfamily Limenitidinae
Tribe Adoliadini
Aterica rabena (Akanin’ ny Nofy, Madagascar)
Euthalia recta (Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)
Lexias canescens (Female)(Singapore)
Lexias pardalis (Male)(Singapore)
Lexias pardalis (Female)(Singapore)
Tribe Limenitidini
Lebadea martha (Singapore)
Tribe Neptini
Neptis hylas (Khao Sok NP, Thailand)
Subfamily Nymphalinae
Tribe Junoniini
Precis andremiaja (Andasibe, Madagascar)
Tribe Kallimini
Kallima buxtoni (Sabah, Malaysia)
Tribe Melitaeini
Telenassa jana (Sumaco, Ecuador)
Tribe Nymphalini
Kaniska canace (Sabah, Malaysia)
Subfamily Satyrinae
Tribe Amathusiini
Thaumantis klugius (Singapore)
Zeuxidia amethystus (Singapore)
Tribe Brassolini
Caligo atreus (Milpe, Ecuador)
Tribe Elymniini
Elymnias hypermnestra (Singapore)
Tribe Melanitini
Melanitis leda (Akanin’ ny Nofy, Madagascar)
Melanitis leda (Akanin’ ny Nofy, Madagascar)
Melanitis phedima (Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai)
Tribe Morphini
Antirrhea philaretes (Milpe, Ecuador)
Tribe Satyrini
Heteropsis strigula (Ranomafana, Madagascar)
Mycalesis horsfieldi (Sabah, Malaysia)
Mycalesis orseis (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus (Singapore)
Mycalesis suaveolens (Doi Inthanon NP, Chiangmai)
Mycalesis sp. 086A9032 (Singapore)
Ragadia makuta (Sabah, Malaysia)
Ypthima horsefieldii humei (Singapore)
Ypthima horsefieldii (Dorsal view) (Singapore)
Ypthima huebneri (Singapore)
Ypthima sp. 086A2243 (Singapore)
Ypthima sp. 086A4396 (Singapore)