Biology:Junonia neildi

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Junonia neildi
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Junonia neildi, West indian mangrove buckeye
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Junoniini
Genus: Junonia
Species:
J. neildi
Binomial name
Junonia neildi
Brévignon, 2004

Junonia neildi, the West indian mangrove buckeye, is a species in the butterfly family Nymphalidae.[1]

This species was formerly a subspecies of Junonia genoveva. It is found in Florida, south Texas, Mexico, and the Caribbean. After its split from Junonia genoveva, Junonia genoveva are found primarily in South and Central America. The only members of the genus Junonia currently found in Florida are Junonia neildi, Junonia coenia, and Junonia zonalis.[2][3][4]

Subspecies

These subspecies belong to the species Junonia neildi:

  • Junonia neildi neildi
  • Junonia neildi varia - south Texas

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q104299082 entry