1. Medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly coloured wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
   "The monarch is a famous example of a brush-footed butterfly";
   - nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, four-footed butterfly

Derived forms: brush-footed butterflies

Type of: butterfly

Part of: family Nymphalidae, Nymphalidae

Encyclopedia: Brush-footed butterfly