English > four-footed butterfly: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Medium to large butterflies found worldwide / worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast. |
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| Synonyms | nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly |
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| Member of | Nymphalidae, family Nymphalidae | large beautifully colored butterflies |
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| Narrower | admiral | Any of several brightly colored butterflies |
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| anglewing | nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings |
| banded purple, white admiral, Limenitis arthemis | North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band |
| comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia comma | anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing |
| emperor butterfly, emperor | large richly colored butterfly |
| fritillary | butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver |
| mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa | Of temperate regions |
| painted beauty, Vanessa virginiensis | American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots |
| peacock, peacock butterfly, Inachis io | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
| red-spotted purple, Limenitis astyanax | Similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces |
| red admiral, Vanessa atalanta | Of temperate Europe and Asia |
| tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly | brilliantly colored |
| viceroy, Limenitis archippus | showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller |
| white admiral, Limenitis camilla | Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings |
| Broader | butterfly | diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings |
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| Spanish | nymphalid |
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| Catalan | nymphalid |
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