A large and varied group of butterflies, the Brushfoots are everywhere. And some of our most recognizable yard and garden butterflies are in this family which is broadly gathered under the Nymphalidae. Even the unusual Snout and the Gulf Fritillary are now included here. The Diana Fritillary I have put in its own photo folder, though it is in this family as well (see the Diana folder). And the Satyrs are in their own folder, though they are considered a subfamily of this group (see the Satyrs and Pearlyeyes folder). Call me irresponsible.

The above shot is of the Common Buckeye, which cannot be said to be any sort of singular representative of the Nymphalids, (and what can in this group?), but, still, he is upside down and that seems mysteriously appropriate. (This is not a normal thing for a Buckeye to be doing by the way.) Note that, like many of the brushfoots, he appears four-legged because those reduced forelegs, which are known as the "brushfoots", or I should say "brushfeet", are sometimes hard to see.