four-footed butterflies

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• four-footed butterfly — noun medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast • Syn: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑brush footed butterfly • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly …   Useful english dictionary

• List of Butterflies of Tobago — The combined efforts of generations of resident and visiting naturalists have helped to make the butterfly fauna of Tobago well known. Some 123 species have been recorded on the island of Tobago that has a land area of only 300 km² (116 mi²) and… …   Wikipedia

• brush-footed butterfly — /brush foot id/ any of several butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, including the fritillaries, mourning cloaks, anglewings, and commas, characterized by reduced, nonfunctional forelegs. Also called four footed butterfly. * * * ▪ insect also… …   Universalium

• Western Ghats butterflies — This is a list of butterfly species found in the Western Ghats region. This region is a biodiversity hotspot and about 334 species of butterflies have been recorded. * Papilionidae Swallowtail Butterflies (19 species) * Pieridae Yellow White… …   Wikipedia

• List of butterflies of Kerala — This is a list of butterfly species found in the Kerala State, India. This state has high butterfly diversity and about 320 species of butterflies have been recorded. * Papilionidae Swallowtail Butterflies (19 species) * Pieridae Yellow White… …   Wikipedia

• List of butterflies of Tamilnadu — This is a list of butterfly species found in Tamilnadu state of India. In this state about 319 species of butterflies have been recorded. * Papilionidae Swallowtail Butterflies (19 species) * Pieridae Yellow White Butterflies (32 species) *… …   Wikipedia

• List of butterflies of Karnataka — This is a list of butterfly species found in Karnataka State. In this state about 318 species of butterflies have been recorded.* Papilionidae Swallowtail Butterflies (19 species) * Pieridae Yellow White Butterflies (29 species) * Nymphalidae… …   Wikipedia

• brush-footed butterfly — noun medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast • Syn: ↑nymphalid, ↑nymphalid butterfly, ↑four footed butterfly • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly… …   Useful english dictionary

• List of Texas butterflies — This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in the state of Texas.Family Papilionidae (Swallowtails)ubfamily Papilioninae (Swallowtails)* Battus philenor (Pipevine Swallowtail) * Battus polydamas (Polydamas Swallowtail) *… …   Wikipedia

• Nymphalidae — Dryadula phaetusa Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …   Universalium