Nymphalis

See also: nymphalis

Translingual

Nymphalis antiopa
(mourning cloak)

Nymphalis vaualbum

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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