​PHILIPPINE
LEPIDOPTERA
NYMPHALIDAE
(Brush-footed)
Brush-footed butterflies belong to the family Nymphalidae. Their front legs do not have feet; they are reduced, shorter than the other four legs, unable to be used for walking or standing. Instead of feet, the front legs have little brushes of hairs that the butterflies use to smell and taste with.
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NYMPHALIDAE; CHARAXINAE
Leafwings
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Adults are very robust and fast flyers, and many are strongly attracted to drink liquids from carrion, dung, and rotten fruits, rather than nectar from flowers.
NYMPHALIDAE; DANAIDAE
Tigers and Crows
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Also called Milkweed Butterflies. They lay their eggs on various milkweeds on which their larvae (caterpillars) feed.
NYMPHALIDAE; LIBYTHEINAE
Beaks or Snouts
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The common name refers to the thick labial palps (pedipalps) that look like a "snout" in this subfamily.
NYMPHALIDAE; NYMPHALINAE
True Brush-foots
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The male's front pair of legs is reduced and not used for walking. It is from this fact that the sub-family and family gets its name.
NYMPHALIDAE; NYMPHALINAE, LIMENITIDINI
Nobility and Military Ranks
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The common names of many species and genera reference military ranks or titles of nobility.
NYMPHALIDAE; SATYRINAE
Browns
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They are generally weak fliers and often shun bright sunlight, preferring moist and semi-shaded habitats. The caterpillars feed chiefly on monocotyledonous plants such as palms, grasses, and bamboos.
NYMPHALIDAE; SATYRINAE, AMATHUSIINI
Morphos and Owls
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The Amathusiini is comprised of large, often colourful butterflies of the forest understory, with cryptic underwing patterns, including the Fauns, Duffers, Junglequeens, Junglekings and Saturns.