Biology:Eunica monima

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Eunica monima
Dingy purplewing (Eunica monima) dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Epicaliini
Genus: Eunica
Species:
E. monima
Binomial name
Eunica monima
(Stoll, 1782)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eunica myrto Godart, 1823
  • Papilio monima Stoll, 1782

Eunica monima, the dingy purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family Nymphalidae,[2][3] and was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782.[3] It is found in North America.[3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica monima is 4532.[4][5]

References

  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13574738 entry