Junonia evarete
West Indian buckeye | |
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J. e. evarete, Tobago | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Tribe: | Junoniini |
Genus: | Junonia |
Species: | J. evarete |
Binomial name | |
Junonia evarete (Cramer, [1779]) | |
Synonyms | |
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Junonia evarete, the West Indian buckeye or tropical buckeye, is a neotropical nymphalid butterfly found from Florida and the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, to tropical and subtropical South America. The type locality is Surinam, and numerous subspecies have been described. The synonymy is extensive, and older literature must be used with caution.
External links
Media related to Junonia evarete at Wikimedia Commons
- Junonia page at Markku Savela's website