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Subfamily Nymphalinae - Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.

Euphydryas chalcedona Painted Lady with white spot - Vanessa cardui Common Buckeye Caterpillar - Junonia coenia Painted lady - Vanessa cardui small crescentspot - Phyciodes tharos - male Common Buckeye - Junonia coenia Microtia dymas? - Microtia dymas Painted Lady? - Phyciodes tharos
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Nymphalinae (Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.)
Contributed by Joel Kits on 10 March, 2005 - 10:47pm

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