Nymphalis
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(mourning cloak)
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin nympha (“a bride or mistress; nymphs, who inhabit the sea, rivers, fountains, woods, trees, and mountains”) + -alis
Proper noun
Nymphalis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – tortoiseshells or anglewing butterflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nymphalis antiopa (mourning cloak) - type species; for other species see
Nymphalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Nymphalis at BugGuide
- Nymphalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Nymphalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Nymphalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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