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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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silverspot
butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings
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Apatura iris, purple emperor
large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
