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brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
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ringlet, ringlet butterfly
any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
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danaid, danaid butterfly
large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
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pierid, pierid butterfly
any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
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sulfur butterfly, sulphur butterfly
any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
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lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly
any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
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Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa, mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly
of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
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tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly
brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
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Vanessa virginiensis, painted beauty
American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
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admiral
any of several brightly colored butterflies
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Vanessa atalanta, red admiral
of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
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Limenitis camilla, white admiral
Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
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Limenitis arthemis, banded purple, white admiral
North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
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Limenitis astyanax, red-spotted purple
similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
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Limenitis archippus, viceroy
showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
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anglewing
nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings
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Polygonia comma, comma, comma butterfly
anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
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fritillary
butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
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emperor, emperor butterfly
large richly colored butterfly
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Inachis io, peacock, peacock butterfly
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
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Danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch, monarch butterfly
large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
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cabbage butterfly
white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
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blue
any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
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copper
any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
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hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly
small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
