Elina (butterfly)
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Elina is a genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...

. Its literal meaning is "sun rays". Elina is a colourful butterfly whose wings are black and red in color.

This family of butterflies was first found in the land of Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...

(Chechen: Кавказ).
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