Nymphalis Kluk, 1780
(tortoisehell and Camberwell beauty butterflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Nymphalis antiopa
Camberwell Beauty
Species 1 ident. refs
Nymphalis polychloros
Large Tortoiseshell
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusNymphalis (tortoisehell and Camberwell beauty butterflies)
TribeNymphalini (nymphalid butterflies)
SubfamilyNYMPHALINAE (nymphalid butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Nymphalis (tortoisehell and Camberwell beauty butterflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nymphalis (tortoisehell and Camberwell beauty butterflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nymphalis (tortoisehell and Camberwell beauty butterflies)
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