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Junonia Neildi
''Junonia neildi'', the West indian mangrove buckeye, is a species in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. 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 ''Junonia coenia'', known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains and in Mexico. Its habitat is open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground. ...'', and '' Junonia zonalis''. Subspecies These subspecies belong to the species ''Junonia neildi'': * ''Junonia neildi neildi'' * ''Junonia neildi varia'' - south Texas References Further reading * External links * Junonia Butterflies described in 2004 {{nymphalin ...
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Butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily (zoology), superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most insects they undergo Holometabolism, complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs o ...
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Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they 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 brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up; in some species, these forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs, which gives this family its other common name. Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the emperors, monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterflies blend into their surroundings. Nomenclature Rafinesque introduced ...
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Junonia Genoveva
''Junonia genoveva'', the mangrove buckeye, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in South America, and possibly into Central America. The wingspan is 45–57 mm. The butterfly is easily confused with ''Junonia evarete'', the tropical buckeye, also found in South America. Not only have the common names mangrove and tropical buckeye been confused, but the two species of butterflies themselves have been sometimes misidentified in past literature. Recent consensus designated ''Junonia genoveva'' the mangrove buckeye and ''Junonia evarete'' the tropical buckeye. Recent research and reclassification has determined that these species occur in South America. The species ''Junonia neildi'', the West Indian mangrove buckeye, was formerly a subspecies of ''Junonia genoveva''. It is found in Florida, south Texas, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Its split from ''Junonia genoveva'' left ''Junonia genoveva'' as a ...
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Junonia Coenia
''Junonia coenia'', known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains and in Mexico. Its habitat is open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground. Its original ancestry has been traced to Africa, which then experiences divergence in Asia. The species ''Junonia grisea'', the gray buckeye, is found west of the Rocky Mountains and was formerly a subspecies of ''Junonia coenia''. Caterpillars of these butterflies appear to prefer plants that produce iridoid glycosides, which are bitter compounds that release a hormone called gastrin that activates the digestive system (i.e. hunger); therefore, iridoid glycoside producing plants stimulate and attract their appetites particularly when found in plants like ''Plantago lanceolata''. In fact, the presence of these metabolites may trigger oviposition behaviors in female butterflies so that descendant larval bodies may better incorporate iridoi ...
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Junonia Zonalis
''Junonia zonalis'', the northern tropical buckeye, is a species in the butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ... family Nymphalidae. It is found in Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. ''Junonia zonalis'' and ''Junonia nigrosuffusa'' were formerly subspecies of ''Junonia evarete'', the tropical buckeye, but were elevated to the species rank as a result of phylogenetic and DNA research. As a result, the geographic range of ''Junonia evarete'' is limited primarily to South America. References Further reading * Junonia Butterflies described in 1867 {{nymphalinae-stub ...
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Junonia
''Junonia'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are commonly known as buckeyes, pansies or commodores. This genus flies on every continent except Antarctica. The genus contains roughly 30 to 35 species. Description These butterflies are medium to large (wingspan 40–110 mm). The ground colour is brown or grey suffused blue. Spots on the wings are orange, blue or pink and sometimes large. Many of the species can occur in several colour forms. The head is of moderate size with smooth, prominent eyes. The palpi are rather long, sharply pointed, ascending, generally convergent and scaly, sometimes more or less hairy. The antennae are of moderate length, generally with a rather short, abruptly formed club. The thorax is robust, ovate, rather sparingly clothed with hairs. The wing characters are: large, broad, variable in outline. Forewing: costa more or less arched, sometimes very strongly so; apical portion more or less produced, somet ...
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