Subfamily

Nymphalinae (Checkerspots, anglewings, peacocks, and allies)

Vanessa atalanta. Photo: (c) Stuart Tingley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Nymphalinae are a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). Sometimes, the subfamilies Limenitidinae, and Biblidinae are included here as subordinate tribe(s), while the tribe Melitaeini is occasionally regarded as a distinct subfamily.

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: Melitaeini (Checkerspots) (6)
        Tribe: Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies) (11)
        Tribe: Junoniini (Buckeyes, commodores, and allies) (1)

Subtaxa

Tribe: Melitaeini (Checkerspots)

Tribe: Nymphalini (Ladies, anglewings, and allies)

Tribe: Junoniini (Buckeyes, commodores, and allies)

Where in Humboldt

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