Inachis (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Nymphalidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Painted Lady butterfly belongs to the genus Vanessa but was once considered to be part of the genus Inachis.
- The genus Inachis contains the Painted Lady and other related species but has since been subsumed under Vanessa.
- A more detailed taxonomic classification reveals the Inachis io to be more accurately placed in the genus Vanessa atalanta subfamily Nymphalinae.
- Entomologists study Inachis, also known as the genus Vanessa in contemporary classification, in an attempt to fully grasp their migration patterns.
- Recent genetic analysis reassigns Inachis to Vanessa but for a time this classification remained an active subject of scientific debate.