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Nymphalidae {family} -
Arthropoda
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Insecta
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Lepidoptera
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Sub-taxa
Subfamilies (15)
Apaturinae [848]
Biblidinae [5937]
Calinaginae [157]
Charaxinae [8692]
Cyrestinae [613]
Danainae [9238]
Heliconiinae [14461]
Ithomiinae [3]
Libytheinae [279]
Limenitidinae [9673]
Morphinae [2]
Nymphalinae [10911]
Satyrinae [65242]
Tellervinae [20]
unclassified Nymphalidae [24]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
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BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
129,060
Public Records:
81,091
Specimens with Sequences:
118,304
Public Species:
5,326
Specimens with Barcodes:
109,529
Public BINs:
5,019
Species:
6,940
Species With Barcodes:
6,183
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Sample ID:
CBG-A34392-G07
License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution Share - Alike (2024)
License Holder:
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
Collection Sites
Collected from 120 countries.
Top 20:
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Costa Rica
14289
Italy
2143
Thailand
1233
Peru
7653
Brazil
1829
Bolivia
1014
Colombia
6126
China
1692
Malaysia
1006
Canada
4155
Ecuador
1578
Democratic Republic of the Congo
915
Mexico
2906
Spain
1482
Panama
884
United States
2809
Russia
1264
Germany
688
Argentina
2456
Australia
1251
![(Apaturinae - SWC-09-5033) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2009) Kim Mitter University of Maryland](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/LTOLB/swc5033%2B1250092936.jpg "(Apaturinae - SWC-09-5033) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (2009)")
![(Biblidinae - 07-SRNP-57720) @16 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2008) Daniel H. Janzen Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MHAAD/07-SRNP-57720-DHJ378090%2B1213054066.jpg "(Biblidinae - 07-SRNP-57720) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2008)")
![(Calinaginae - CBUD-CHYDA1) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Unspecified ZEB](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/SHIBU/CBUD-CHYDA1%2B1375129668.JPG "(Calinaginae - CBUD-CHYDA1) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Charaxinae - INB0004268102) @16 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/ASARD/INB0004268102-IACH001979%2B1327951934.jpg "(Charaxinae - INB0004268102) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike")
![(Cyrestinae - INB0003720015) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/ASARD/INB0003720015-IACH000260%2B1328122094.jpg "(Cyrestinae - INB0003720015) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Danainae - 10-SRNP-55786) @16 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Daniel H. Janzen Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MHMYJ/10-SRNP-55786-DHJ528801%2B1297778866.jpg "(Danainae - 10-SRNP-55786) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010)")
![(Heliconiinae - 07-E610) @16 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/EZROM/DSCN_4683%2B1202173244.jpg "(Heliconiinae - 07-E610) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Ithomiinae - BC-GF2024-0068) @11 [ ] Creative Commons (2024) rodolphe rougerie Museum national d'histoire naturelle](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FGBEL/IMG_3914%2B315525600.JPG "(Ithomiinae - BC-GF2024-0068) {} [ ] Creative Commons (2024)")
![(Libytheinae - INB0003854427) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/ASARD/INB0003854427-IACH001417%2B1327953286.jpg "(Libytheinae - INB0003854427) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Limenitidinae - RV_199) @16 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Robin van Velzen Wageningen University, Biosystematics Group](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CYMO/IMG_0693%2B1312306506.jpg "(Limenitidinae - RV_199) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)")
![(Morphinae - JFDA2086) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2025) Jean F. Le Crom Jean F. Le Crom](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/FAHAA/JFDA2086-D_notcut%2B1737121302.JPG "(Morphinae - JFDA2086) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2025)")
![(Nymphalinae - RV-07-E664) @16 [ ] Copyright (2010) Butterfly Study Group at IBE Institute of Evolutionary Biology](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/EZROM/DSCN_4424%2B1202171002.jpg "(Nymphalinae - RV-07-E664) {} [ ] Copyright (2010)")
![(Satyrinae - 04-SRNP-10643) @16 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2005) Daniel H. Janzen Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MHAAA/04-SRNP-10643-DHJ97255.jpg "(Satyrinae - 04-SRNP-10643) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2005)")
![(Tellervinae - USNM ENT 00645872) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/LEGI/USNM_ENT_00645872_Dor%2B1281814028.jpg "(Tellervinae - USNM ENT 00645872) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(unclassified Nymphalidae - CBG-A34392-G07) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share - Alike (2024) Centre for Biodiversity Genomics Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/CRCCB/CBG-A34392-G07%2B1713203060.jpg "(unclassified Nymphalidae - CBG-A34392-G07) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share - Alike (2024)")
