Nymphales

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nymphales \Nym*pha"les\, prop. n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
     Same as {Nymphalidae}, an extensive family of butterflies
     including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the
     heliconias, and others; -- called also {brush-footed
     butterflies}.
     [1913 Webster]