''Junonia neildi'', the West indian mangrove 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
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 red ...
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[
This species was formerly a subspecies of '']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 m ...
''. 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''.[
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Subspecies
These subspecies belong to the species ''Junonia neildi'':
* ''Junonia neildi neildi''
* ''Junonia neildi varia'' - south Texas
References
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Junonia
Butterflies described in 2004
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