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