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Nymphalidae  
Taxonomic Serial No.: 117276

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Danaidae
 
    Heliconiidae
 
    Libytheidae
 
    Satyridae
 
  Common Name(s): admirals [English]
  
    anglewings [English]
  
    brush-footed butterflies [English]
  
    brushfoot butterflies [English]
  
    checker-spots [English]
  
    crescent-spots [English]
  
    fritillaries [English]
  
    mourningclocks [English]
  
    purples [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial    
  Latest Record Review: 2005    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumArthropoda  -- arthropodes, arthropods, Artrópode  
       SubphylumHexapoda  -- hexapods  
          ClassInsecta  -- hexapoda, insectes, insects, inseto  
             SubclassPterygota  -- insects ailés, winged insects  
                InfraclassNeoptera  -- modern, wing-folding insects  
                   OrderLepidoptera  -- Borboleta, butterflies, Mariposa, moths, papillons, papillons de nuit  
                      SuperfamilyPapilionoidea  -- butterflies, papillons  
                         FamilyNymphalidae  -- admirals, anglewings, brush-footed butterflies, brushfoot butterflies, checker-spots, crescent-spots, fritillaries, mourningclocks, purples  
    Direct Children:  
                            Subfamily Apaturinae   
                            Subfamily Charaxinae   
                            Subfamily Danainae   
                            Subfamily Heliconiinae   
                            Subfamily Ithomiinae   
                            Subfamily Libytheinae   
                            Subfamily Limenitidinae   
                            Subfamily Morphinae   
                            Subfamily Nymphalinae   
                            Subfamily Satyrinae   
       

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  Source: Check List of the Lepidoptera of North America... MS, database (version 2003)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: Ongoing developmental version with contributions by Don Lafontaine, Jean-François Landry, Jim Troubridge, Paul Opler, Ron Hodges, John Brown, et al. Higher classification does not yet reflect recent and substantial changes that have been published   
  Reference for: Nymphalidae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Nymphalidae, admirals [English]   
       
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