nymphal1dæ

pl. [Lat. nymphal(is); fem. Entom.: Brush-footed Butterflies; a family of Butterflies having only the two last pairs of legs fitted for walking, the first pair being short, destitute of claws, and rudimentary. The caterpillar is more or le spinous, or hairy, or with horns, or with a forked tail, some foreign species have also stinging hairs. The pupa, whether angulated or smooth, is often of richly-metallic color. It is suspended with the head downward, and has no silken belt around the body. The family is divided into eight sub-families: Danaine, Satyrine, Elymniine, Morphine, Bras so line, Acræine, Heliconine, and Nympha line. The twenty-nine best known species include the Purple Emperor, the Red Admiral, the Tortoiseshell, and the Fritillary Butterflies. nis, Vane a, Apatura, Limen it is, .