Nymphalidae

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title: Nymphalidae
text: 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. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up; in some species, th
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description: Largest butterfly family
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphalidae
date created: 2003-08-07T15:00:36Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T14:01:48Z
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