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| | Butterflies of Canada |
 | | Traditionally the family Nymphalidae as now defined has been treated as a number of families, including the satyrs (Satyridae), monarchs (Danaidae), heliconians (Heliconiidae), and snouts (Libytheidae). |
 | | More recent concepts of phylogenetic analysis and classification have resulted in these groups being treated as subfamilies of the Nymphalidae. |
 | | The forelegs of nymphalids are reduced in size, usually in both sexes (not in Libytheinae females), and covered with long hairs, so as to resemble a brush. |
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