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

Derived forms: four-footed butterflies

Type of: butterfly

Part of: family Nymphalidae, Nymphalidae

Encyclopedia: Four-footed butterfly