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S Ishikawa, 1994 Cho (Butterflies) Living in Japan Maruzen Company Ltd ISBN 4892427225; Motomu Teshirogi, 1997 An Illustrated Book of the Japanese Nymphalidae Tōkyō: Tōkai Daigaku Shuppankai (Tokyo University Press) ISBN 4486010973; Motomu Teshirogi, 1997 An Illustrated Book of the Japanese Lycaenidae Tōkyō: Tōkai Daigaku Shuppankai.
Source: "The higher classification of Nymphalidae". Nymphalidae.net. Archived February 20, 2009. Note: A species list with proposed new tribes for subfamily Ithomiinae is available from Keith Willmott at . Note: Names preceded by an equal sign (=) are synonyms, homonyms, rejected names or invalid names. Tribe Ithomiini Godman & Salvin, 1879
Sasakia charonda, the Japanese emperor or great purple emperor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is native to Japan (from Hokkaidō to Kyūshū), the Korean Peninsula, China, northern Taiwan and northern Vietnam. Its wingspan averages 50 mm (2.0 in) for males, and 65 mm (2.6 in) for females.
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting.
Locals, however, pronounce the name as /ˈskuːkəl/ SKOO-kəl. The US state of Oregon is home to a county, city, river, bay, state forest, museum, Native American tribe, and dairy processing company called Tillamook. Residents pronounce it as / ˈ t ɪ l ə m ʊ k /, while nonresidents often mistakenly say / ˈ t ɪ l ə m uː k /. [75]
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Articles relating to the Nymphalidae, the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies.
Vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.It has a near-global distribution and includes conspicuous species such as the red admirals (e.g., red admiral, Indian red admiral, New Zealand red admiral), the Kamehameha, and the painted ladies of the Cynthia group (formerly a subgenus): Painted lady, American painted lady, West Coast lady, Australian painted lady, etc.