Junonia genoveva
Appearance
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Junonia genoveva (Cramer, [1780])
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Junonia genoveva, the mangrove buckeye, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America from southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern Texas, and southern Florida south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina. Rare strays can be found up to southeastern California, southeastern Colorado and central Florida. In the Cayman Islands, it is known as the Caribbean buckeye or tropical buckeye. It is easily confused with Junonia evarete.[1]
The wingspan is 45–57 mm.
The larvae have been recorded on Stachytarpheta, Ruellia tuberosa and Blechum in Jamaica. Adults feed on flower nectar.
Subspecies
- Junonia genoveva genoveva (Suriname)
- Junonia genoveva constricta (Venezuela, Colombia)
- Junonia genoveva hilaris (Paraguay, Uruguay)
- Junonia genoveva incarnata (Colombia, Venezuela)
- Junonia genoveva infuscata (Ecuador)
- Junonia genoveva neildi (Central America, Florida (US), Bahamas, Antilles, Puerto Rico)[2]
- Junonia genoveva michaelisi (Central America, Honduras, Florida (US), Bahamas, Antilles, Puerto Rico)[2]
- Junonia genoveva vivida (Guyana, Suriname)
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J. g. genoveva - MHNT
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J. g. genoveva underside - MHNT
References
- ^ R. R. Askew and P. A. van B. Stafford, Butterflies of the Cayman Islands (Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2008) ISBN 978-87-88757-85-9, pp. 49-51
- ^ a b Pėrez-Asso, A., Genaro, J.A. and Garrido O.H. 2009. Las Mariposas de Puerto Rico. Editorial Cocuyo.
External links
Categories:
- Junonia
- Butterflies of North America
- Butterflies of Central America
- Butterflies of the Caribbean
- Nymphalidae of South America
- Mangrove fauna
- Butterflies of Cuba
- Butterflies of Jamaica
- Butterflies of Mexico
- Butterflies of the United States
- Lepidoptera of Brazil
- Lepidoptera of Costa Rica
- Lepidoptera of Panama
- Insects of Guatemala
- Insects of Honduras
- Insects of Nicaragua
- Nymphalinae stubs