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West Indian Mangrove Buckeye
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Butterflies & moths

West Indian Mangrove Buckeye

Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004

Names

EnglishWest Indian Mangrove Buckeye
Dutch—
SpanishMariposa ojos de venado del Golfo
Chinese尼氏眼蛱蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameJunonia neildi Brévignon, 2004

About this species

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

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusJunonia

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2025First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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