peacock butterfly vs nymphalid

peacock butterfly and nymphalid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peacock butterfly	Yes	No	No	No
nymphalid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nymphalid is a hypernym of peacock butterfly; that is, nymphalid is a word with a broader meaning than peacock butterfly:

peacock butterfly: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
nymphalid: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast

Other hypernyms of peacock butterfly include brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid butterfly.

peacock butterfly (noun)	nymphalid (noun)
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot	medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast