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A large butterfly found widely in the N hemisphere; upperside of wings black with scarlet bands and patches of white and blue; caterpillars commonly found on nettles; overwinter as adults. (Order: Lepidoptera. Family: Nymphalidae.)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Nymphalinae
Tribe:	Nymphalini
Genus:	Vanessa
Species:	V.

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