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Junonia neildi

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Junonia neildi
Junonia neildi, West indian mangrove buckeye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Junoniini
Genus: Junonia
Species:
J. neildi
Binomial name
Junonia neildi
Brévignon, 2004

Junonia neildi, the West indian mangrove buckeye, is a species in the butterfly family Nymphalidae.[1]

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, and Junonia zonalis.[2][3][4]

Subspecies

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These subspecies belong to the species Junonia neildi:

  • Junonia neildi neildi
  • Junonia neildi varia - south Texas

References

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  1. ^ "Junonia neildi". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  2. ^ Lalonde, Melanie M. L.; Marcus, Jeffrey M. (2019). "Entomological time travel: reconstructing the invasion history of the buckeye butterflies (genus Junonia) from Florida, USA". Biol Invasions. 21 (6): 1947–1972. Bibcode:2019BiInv..21.1947L. doi:10.1007/s10530-019-01948-4. S2CID 254291789.
  3. ^ Lalonde, Melanie; McCullagh, Bonnie; Marcus, Jeffrey (2018). "The Taxonomy and Population Structure of the Buckeye Butterflies (Genus Junonia , Nymphalidae: Nymphalini) of Florida, USA". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 72 (2): 97–115. doi:10.18473/lepi.v72i2.a2. S2CID 91121748.
  4. ^ Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Cao, Xiaolong; et al. (2020). "Speciation in North American Junonia from a genomic perspective". Systematic Entomology. 45 (4): 803–837. Bibcode:2020SysEn..45..803C. doi:10.1111/syen.12428. PMC 8570557. PMID 34744257.

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