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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

-Checkerspots, Anglewings, Peacocks, and Allies (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

-Buckeyes, Commodores, and Allies (Tribe Junoniini)

-Buckeyes & Pansies (Genus Junonia)

West Indian Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia neildi)


It has the characteristic eye-spots on its wings, typical of the Junonia genus. The West Indian Mangrove Buckeye features brown and tan wings with multiple eyespots. It’s distinguished from similar species by specific pattern variations in its wing markings, particularly in the forewing and hindwing.

West Indian Mangrove Buckeye

Junonia neildi

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