Eunica monima

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Eunica monima
Dingy purplewing (Eunica monima) dorsal.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Epicaliini
Genus: Eunica
Species:
E. monima
Binomial name
Eunica monima
(Stoll, 1782)
Synonyms [1]
  • Eunica myrtoGodart, 1823
  • Papilio monimaStoll, 1782

Eunica monima, the dingy purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family Nymphalidae, [2] [3] and was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. [3] It is found in North America. [3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica monima is 4532. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Eunica monima". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. "Eunica monima Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eunica monima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-01-27.

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