Elina (butterfly)

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Elina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Satyrinae
Tribe: Satyrini
Subtribe: Pronophilina
Genus: Elina
Blanchard, 1852
Type species
Elina vanessoides

Elina is a genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae. Its literal meaning is "sun rays". Elina is a colourful butterfly whose wings are black and red in color.

This family of butterflies was first found in the land of Caucasus (Chechen: Кавказ).

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