Tribe

Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies)

Polygonia gracilis. Photo: (c) Gordon Karre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nymphalini is a tribe of nymphalid brush-footed butterflies. Common names include admirals, anglewings, commas, and tortoiseshells, but none of these is specific to one particular genus.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
        Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
        Subfamily: Nymphalinae (Checkerspots, anglewings, peacocks, and allies)
        Tribe: Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies)
        Genus: Nymphalis (Tortoiseshells) (2)
        Genus: Polygonia (Commas) (4)
        Genus: Vanessa (Ladies and related admirals) (5)

Subtaxa

Genus: Nymphalis (Tortoiseshells)

Genus: Polygonia (Commas)

Genus: Vanessa (Ladies and related admirals)

Tribe

Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

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