Kallimini is a tribe of brush-footed butterflies.
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| Denaid eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus) on Portulacaria afra in Hyderabad, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Nymphalinae |
| Tribe: | Kallimini Doherty, 1886 |
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List of genera
edit- Catacroptera Karsch, 1894 – pirates
- Doleschallia C. & R. Felder, 1860
- Hypolimnas – eggflies, diadems (tentatively placed here)
- Kallima Doubleday, 1849 – oakleaf butterflies, oakleaves
- Mallika Collins & Larsen, 1991 – Jackson's leaf butterfly
In some classifications, Hypolimnas is placed in the Junoniini.
References
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