Noun
nymphalid -
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
nymphalid butterfly ,
brush-footed butterfly ,
four-footed butterfly
butterfly a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
family nymphalidae ,
nymphalidae large beautifully colored butterflies
camberwell beauty ,
mourning cloak ,
mourning cloak butterfly ,
nymphalis antiopa of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
tortoiseshell butterfly ,
tortoiseshell a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
painted beauty ,
vanessa virginiensis American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
admiral any of several brightly colored butterflies
red admiral ,
vanessa atalanta of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
limenitis camilla ,
white admiral Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
banded purple ,
limenitis arthemis ,
white admiral North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
limenitis astyanax ,
red-spotted purple similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
limenitis archippus ,
viceroy showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
anglewing nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings
comma butterfly ,
polygonia comma ,
comma anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
fritillary butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
emperor butterfly ,
emperor large richly colored butterfly
