Polyura
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- This article is about the brush-footed butterfly genusGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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genus, see Polyura (plant genus).
Polyura is the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of nawab butterflies. They belong to the brush-footed butterfly
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are 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 when resting. They are also called...
subfamily Charaxinae
Charaxinae
Charaxinae, the leafwings, is a nymphalid subfamily of butterflies that includes about 400 species, inhabiting mainly the tropics, although some species extend into temperate regions in North America, Europe, China and southern Australia. There are significant variations between the species...
, or leafwing butterflies. Like the large and conspicuous pasha and rajah butterflies (Charaxes
Charaxes
Charaxes has several meanings:*Charaxes, the genus of pasha and radjah butterflies*The name taken by the comic book villain Killer Moth after his transformation into an actual killer moth-like creature....
) they belong to the Charaxini tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
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Species
The following list is neither checked for completeness nor verified for synonymSynonym
Synonyms are different words with almost identical or similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. The word comes from Ancient Greek syn and onoma . The words car and automobile are synonyms...
y.