With more than 6,000 species distributed globally, Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies. These are usually medium-large sized butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs, holding their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up, while some species, the forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs, which gives this family its other common name. While many species are brightly coloured, their under wings are often dull, and resembling dead leaves in some species. 

Source: Wikipedia

Subfamily Apaturinae

Doxocopa laurentia
(Sumaco, Ecuador)
Eulaceura osteria
(Singapore)

Subfamily Biblidinae

Tribe Callicorini

Catagramma tolima
(Sumaco, Ecuador)
Diaethria clymena
(Sumaco, Ecuador)

Subfamily Cyrestinae

Tribe Cyrestini

Cyrestis themire
(Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)
Cyrestis cocles
(Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)

Subfamily Danainae

Tribe Danaini

Danaus chrysippus
(Singapore)
Ideopsis vulgaris
(Singapore)

Tribe Ithomiini

Godyris hewitsoni
(Tandayapa, Ecuador)
Godyris sp. IMG_1648
(Tandayapa, Ecuador)
Idea leuconoe
(Singapore)
Lycorea ilione
(Sumaco, Ecuador)
Methona confusa
(Tandayapa, Ecuador)
Oleria cyrene
(San Isidro, Ecuador)
Oleria padilla ssp. padilla
(Tandayapa, Ecuador)

Subfamily Heliconiinae

Tribe Acraeini

Altinote alcione
(Sumaco, Ecuador)
Altinote neleus
(San Isidro, Ecuador)
Altinote stratonice
(Sumaco, Ecuador)

Tribe Heliconiini

Cethosia biblis
(Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai)
Heliconius doris (Dorsal view)
(Sumaco, Ecuador)
Heliconius doris (Ventral view)
(Sumaco, Ecuador)
Heliconius xanthocles zamora
(Sumaco, Ecuador)

Tribe Vagrantini

Vindula dejone
(Singapore)
Vindula erota
(Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)

Subfamily Limenitidinae

Tribe Adoliadini

Aterica rabena
(Akanin’ ny Nofy, Madagascar)
Euthalia recta
(Kaeng Krachan NP, Thailand)
Lexias canescens (Female)
(Singapore)
Lexias pardalis (Male)
(Singapore)
Lexias pardalis (Female)
(Singapore)

Tribe Limenitidini

Lebadea martha
(Singapore)

Tribe Neptini

Neptis hylas
(Khao Sok NP, Thailand)

Subfamily Nymphalinae

Tribe Junoniini

Precis andremiaja
(Andasibe, Madagascar)

Tribe Kallimini

Kallima buxtoni
(Sabah, Malaysia)

Tribe Melitaeini

Telenassa jana
(Sumaco, Ecuador)

Tribe Nymphalini

Kaniska canace
(Sabah, Malaysia)

Subfamily Satyrinae

Tribe Amathusiini

Thaumantis klugius
(Singapore)
Zeuxidia amethystus
(Singapore)

Tribe Brassolini

Caligo atreus
(Milpe, Ecuador)

Tribe Elymniini

Elymnias hypermnestra
(Singapore)

Tribe Melanitini

Melanitis leda
(Akanin’ ny Nofy, Madagascar)
Melanitis leda
(Akanin’ ny Nofy, Madagascar)
Melanitis phedima
(Doi Inthanon, Chiangmai)

Tribe Morphini

Antirrhea philaretes
(Milpe, Ecuador)

Tribe Satyrini

Heteropsis strigula
(Ranomafana, Madagascar)
Mycalesis horsfieldi
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Mycalesis orseis
(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Mycalesis perseus cepheus
(Singapore)
Mycalesis suaveolens
(Doi Inthanon NP, Chiangmai)
Mycalesis sp. 086A9032
(Singapore)
Ragadia makuta
(Sabah, Malaysia)
Ypthima horsefieldii humei
(Singapore)
Ypthima horsefieldii (Dorsal view)
(Singapore)
Ypthima huebneri
(Singapore)
Ypthima sp. 086A2243
(Singapore)
Ypthima sp. 086A4396
(Singapore)