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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

insect go
small air-breathing arthropod

lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran go
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

butterfly go
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

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14 Subcategories

mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly, Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa go
of temperate regions
tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly go
brilliantly colored
painted beauty, Vanessa virginiensis go
American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
admiral go
any of several brightly colored butterflies
red admiral, Vanessa atalanta go
of temperate Europe and Asia
white admiral, Limenitis camilla go
Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
white admiral, banded purple, Limenitis arthemis go
North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
red-spotted purple, Limenitis astyanax go
similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
viceroy, Limenitis archippus go
showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
anglewing go
nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings
comma, comma butterfly, Polygonia comma go
anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
fritillary go
butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
emperor butterfly, emperor go
large richly colored butterfly
peacock, peacock butterfly, Inachis io go
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot