Nymphalis

Nymphalis
Compton Tortoiseshell, N. vaualbum, Temagami, Ontario, Canada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Tribe:	Nymphalini
Genus:	Nymphalis Kluk, 1802[1]
Species
6 sp., see text
Synonyms
Euvanessa Scudder, 1889

Nymphalis, commonly known as Tortoiseshells, is a genus of brush-footed butterflies. The genera Aglais, Inachis, Polygonia, and Kaniska, are sometimes included as subgenera of Nymphalis^[2] but they are usually considered to be unique genera.^[3] See also Anglewing butterflies. For other Tortoiseshells, see the genus, Aglais.

Species^[2]

• Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) – Mourning Cloak or Camberwell Beauty
• Nymphalis californica (Boisduval, 1852) – California Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis cyanomelas (Doubleday, 1849) – Mexican Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis polychloros (Linnaeus, 1758) – Large Tortoiseshell or Blackleg Tortoiseshell
• Nymphalis vaualbum or Nymphalis l-album (Esper, 1781) – Compton Tortoiseshell or False Comma
• Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781) – Scarce Tortoiseshell or Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Images of notable species

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  Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa

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  California Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis californica

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  Large Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros

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  Compton Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis vaualbum

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  Scarce Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis xanthomelas

References

1. ^ http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=188594 ITIS Report
2. ^ ^{a b} Nymphalis, funet.fi
3. ^ http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/lepindex/ Lepindex

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