Eunica tatila, the Florida purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Eunica tatila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Epicaliini
Genus: Eunica
Species:
E. tatila
Binomial name
Eunica tatila

The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica tatila is 4533.[4]

Subspecies

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These four subspecies belong to the species Eunica tatila:

  • Eunica tatila bellaria Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Eunica tatila cerula Godman & Salvin, 1877
  • Eunica tatila tatila (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
  • Eunica tatila tatilista Kaye, 1926

References

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  1. ^ "Eunica tatila Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Eunica tatila". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Eunica tatila". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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