Junonia Neildi
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''Junonia neildi'', the West indian mangrove buckeye, is a species in the
butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
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 ha ...
. This species was formerly a subspecies of ''
Junonia genoveva ''Junonia genoveva'', the common mangrove buckeye or 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 wings ...
''. 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. Its range covers much of North America and some of Central America, including most of the eastern half of the US, the lower to middle Midwest, ...
'', and '' Junonia zonalis''.


Subspecies

These subspecies belong to the species ''Junonia neildi'': * ''Junonia neildi neildi'' * ''Junonia neildi varia'' - south Texas


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* neildi Butterflies described in 2004 Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies of Central America Butterflies of the Caribbean Lepidoptera of the United States Lepidoptera of Canada {{nymphalinae-stub