| Nymphalis | |
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| 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 | |
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6 sp., see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Euvanessa Scudder, 1889 |
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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.