Large beautifully colored butterflies

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nymphalidae \Nymphalidae\ prop. n. A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies, called also the brush-footed butterflies ; formerly called Nymphales . Syn: family Nymphalidae .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nymphalidae is the largest family of butterflies with about 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat ...