#butterfly diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
supertype: lepidopterous_insect__lepidopterousinsect__lepidopteron__lepidopteran insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
subtype: nymphalid_butterfly__nymphalid__brush-footed_butterfly__four-footed_butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
subtype: mourning_cloak_butterfly__mourning_cloak__Camberwell_beauty__Nymphalis_antiopa of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
subtype: tortoiseshell_butterfly__tortoiseshell brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
subtype: painted_beauty__paintedbeauty__Vanessa_virginiensis American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
subtype: admiral any of several brightly colored butterflies
subtype: red_admiral__redadmiral__Vanessa_atalanta of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
subtype: white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_camilla Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
subtype: banded_purple__white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_arthemis North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
subtype: red-spotted_purple__redspottedpurple__Limenitis_astyanax similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
subtype: Limenitis_archippus__viceroy showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
subtype: anglewing nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings
subtype: comma_butterfly__commabutterfly__comma__Polygonia_comma anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
subtype: fritillary butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
subtype: silverspot butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings
subtype: emperor_butterfly__emperorbutterfly__emperor large richly colored butterfly
subtype: purple_emperor__Apatura_iris large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
subtype: peacock_butterfly__peacockbutterfly__peacock__Inachis_io European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
subtype: danaid_butterfly__danaid large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
subtype: monarch_butterfly__monarchbutterfly__monarch__milkweed_butterfly__Danaus_plexippus large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
subtype: pierid_butterfly__pierid any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
subtype: cabbage_butterfly__cabbagebutterfly white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
subtype: small_white__Pieris_rapae small widely distributed form
subtype: large_white__Pieris_brassicae Old World form
subtype: southern_cabbage_butterfly__Pieris_protodice common North American form
subtype: sulphur_butterfly__sulphurbutterfly__sulfur_butterfly any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
subtype: lycaenid_butterfly__lycaenid any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
subtype: blue_butterfly__blue any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
subtype: copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings
subtype: American_copper__Lycaena_hypophlaeas common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
subtype: hairstreak_butterfly__hairstreak small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
subtype: Strymon_melinus larvae are pests of various economic plants
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