Nymphalidae of South America

milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae

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Heliconius comprises a colorful and widespread genus of brush-footed butterflies commonly known as the longwings or heliconians. This genus is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, from South America as far north as the southern United States. The larvae of these butterflies eat passion flower vines (Passifloraceae). Adults exhibit bright wing color patterns which signal their distastefulness to potential predators.

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Diaethria is a brush-footed butterfly genus found in the Neotropical realm, ranging from Mexico to Paraguay.

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Colobura is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.

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Prepona is a genus of Neotropical charaxine butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. They are strong fliers in tropical forests where they feed on fermenting fruits and animal dung. The underside of the wings is pale greyish or brownish, while the upperside is dark with distinct iridescent blue markings. A few species also have orange markings on the upperside of the wings. They are popular among butterfly collectors.

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Doxocopa is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Apaturinae. It includes the following species:

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Brassolis is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae.

Philaethria is a genus of New World butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae.

Agrias is a genus of Neotropical charaxine nymphalid butterflies found in South and Central America.

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Adelpha is a genus of brush-footed butterflies found from the southern United States and Mexico to South America. They are commonly known as sisters, due to the white markings on their wings, which resemble a nun's habit. This genus is sometimes included with the admiral butterflies (Limenitis).

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Pierella is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico through Central America to South America. The species of Pierella have larger hindwings than forewings, unique among butterflies. The oval green flash on the forewing is also unique. It is caused by diffraction, the wing scales forming a diffraction grating.

Perisama is a brush-footed butterfly genus found in the Neotropical realm, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to Argentina.

Hypanartia, commonly called mapwings, is a butterfly genus in the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.

thumb|Poecile checkerspot (Chlosyne erodyle poecile)Costa Rica thumb|Gaudy patch (Chlosyne gaudialis) Guatemala. Chlosyne is a genus of butterflies from North and South America in the family Nymphalidae.

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Nessaea is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. Unlike virtually all other butterflies with blue coloration, the blue colors in this genus are due to pigmentation [pterobilin (biliverdin IXγ)] rather than iridescence (e.g., Morpho species).

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Baeotus is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae found in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.

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Catonephele is a nymphalid butterfly genus found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.

Anartia is a genus of butterflies in family Nymphalidae, and subfamily Nymphalinae, found in tropical and subtropical areas in the Americas. The butterflies are known as peacocks, although the common European peacock (Aglais io) is not in the same genus.

thumb|Doubleday's actinoteA. anteas, Colombia Actinote is a genus of butterflies from South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. (For taxonomic problems regarding this group, see Acraea.) Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the possession of mating sites. The winner in such interactions often has larger body size and is the individual that previously occupied the territory (the resident).

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Haetera is a Neotropical butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.

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