Nymphalidae
Junonia artaxia (Hewitson, 1864)
Junonia artaxia (Hewitson, 1864)
Junonia artaxia is a Nymphalidae butterfly found across southern and eastern Africa that lives in Brachystegia woodland.
Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
Junonia goudotii (Boisduval, 1833)
Junonia goudotii is a Nymphalidae butterfly found in Madagascar, the Comoros, and Mauritius.
Junonia stygia gregorii Butler, 1895
Junonia stygia gregorii Butler, 1895
Junonia stygia is a Nymphalidae butterfly found across Western and Central Africa, whose larvae feed on specific plant genera.
Junonia grisea
Junonia grisea
Junonia grisea, the gray buckeye, is a Nymphalidae butterfly species found west of the Rocky Mountains in North America.
Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004
Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004
Junonia neildi is a West Indian mangrove buckeye butterfly in Nymphalidae, found in parts of North America and the Caribbean.
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1782
Junonia evarete Cramer, 1782
Junonia evarete, the tropical buckeye, is a nymphalid butterfly native to tropical and subtropical South America.
Junonia stemosa Grishin, 2020
Junonia stemosa Grishin, 2020
Junonia stemosa is a distinct buckeye butterfly endemic to southern Texas, specialized to the host plant Stemodia tomentosa.
Junonia nigrosuffusa Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
Junonia nigrosuffusa Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
Junonia nigrosuffusa (the dark buckeye) is a nymphalid butterfly found in the southwestern US and Mexico.
Junonia pacoma Grishin, 2020
Junonia pacoma Grishin, 2020
Junonia pacoma (Pacific mangrove buckeye) is a 2020-described nymphalid butterfly primarily found in western Mexico.
Junonia terea elgiva (Hewitson, 1864)
Junonia terea elgiva (Hewitson, 1864)
Junonia terea is an Afrotropical Nymphalidae butterfly with larvae feeding on specific plant species.
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764
Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764
Hypolimnas misippus is a widely distributed butterfly species with described larva, pupa, flight patterns and food plants.
Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypolimnas bolina is a widespread nymphalid butterfly found across Africa, Asia, Oceania, with well-documented territorial and mating behavior.
Hypolimnas salmacis Drury, 1773
Hypolimnas salmacis Drury, 1773
The blue diadem, Hypolimnas salmacis, is a nymphalid butterfly found across much of sub-Saharan Africa, whose larvae feed on specific Urera and Fleurya plants.
Hypolimnas dubius anthedon Doubleday, 1845
Hypolimnas dubius anthedon Doubleday, 1845
The variable eggfly (Hypolimnas anthedon) is a variable butterfly species found in southern Africa.
Hypolimnas anomala (Wallace, 1869)
Hypolimnas anomala (Wallace, 1869)
Hypolimnas anomala is a four-legged Southeast Asian butterfly that mimics Euploea species, with a 65–75 mm wingspan.
Hypolimnas alimena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypolimnas alimena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Hypolimnas alimena is a butterfly species similar to H. bolina, with less bright blue structural coloration from simpler nanoscale wing structures.
Hypolimnas dexithea Hewitson, 1863
Hypolimnas dexithea Hewitson, 1863
Hypolimnas dexithea, the Madagascar diadem, is an endemic Madagascan butterfly species described in 1863, sought after by collectors.
Junonia archesia (Cramer, 1782)
Junonia archesia (Cramer, 1782)
Junonia archesia, the garden inspector, is a Nymphalidae butterfly native to Subsaharan Africa with two main annual broods.
Precis pelarga Fabricius, 1775
Precis pelarga Fabricius, 1775
Precis pelarga is a seasonally polymorphic butterfly species found in tropical African open forests and savannah.
Precis octavia (Cramer, 1779)
Precis octavia (Cramer, 1779)
Precis octavia is an African butterfly species famous for its striking seasonal dimorphism between two distinct wing forms.
Precis ceryne Boisduval, 1847
Precis ceryne Boisduval, 1847
Precis ceryne, the marsh commodore, is a Nymphalidae butterfly native to Sub-Saharan Africa with sexually dimorphic wingspans.
Junonia cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
Junonia cuama (Hewitson, 1864)
Junonia cuama, the paler commodore, is a Nymphalidae butterfly native to southern and eastern Africa.
Junonia tugela (Trimen, 1879)
Junonia tugela (Trimen, 1879)
Junonia tugela (often called Precis tugela) is a nymphalid butterfly found in eastern and southern Africa.
Precis andremiaja Boisduval, 1833
Precis andremiaja Boisduval, 1833
Precis andremiaja is a nymphalid butterfly found on Madagascar, living in forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
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