''Eumaeus'' is a genus of

butterflies 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 ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

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Eumaeus atala ''Eumaeus atala'', also known as the Atala butterfly or coontie hairstreak, is a small colorful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southeastern Florida (including the Florida Keys) in the United States, and the Bahamas, Cuba, and ...

'' (Poey, 1832) – Atala – Bahamas, Cuba, Isla de Juventud *'' Eumaeus toxea'' (Godart, 1824) – Mexican cycadian – eastern and western Mexico to Nicaragua (southern Texas as very rare stray) *'' Eumaeus childrenae'' (G. Gray, 1832) – great cycadian – debora eastern and southern Mexico to Honduras *'' Eumaeus godartii'' (Boisduval, 1870) – white-tipped cycadian – Nicaragua to western Ecuador *'' Eumaeus minyas'' (Hübner,

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– Minyas cycadian – Colombia to Peru and central Brazil *'' Eumaeus toxana'' (Boisduval, 1870) Venezuela to Bolivia

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Eumaeus In Greek mythology, Eumaeus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔμαιος ''Eumaios'' means 'searching well') was Odysseus' swineherd and friend. His father, Ktesios son of Ormenos was king of an island called Syra (present-day Syros in the Greek islands o ...

Butterflies of North America Butterflies of Central America Butterflies of the Caribbean Lycaenidae of South America Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Eumaeini-stub