Eumaeus (butterfly)
| Eumaeus | |
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| Eumaeus atala female. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Eumaeus Hübner, 1819[1] |
Eumaeus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, commonly known as cycadians. It occurs Bolivia and Peru.
Selected species
[edit]| Image | Species | Common Name | Range | Notes |
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E. atala (Poey, 1832) | Atala | Bahamas, Cuba, Isla de Juventud | |
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E. toxea (Godart, 1824) | Mexican cycadian[1] | Eastern and western Mexico to Nicaragua (southern Texas as very rare stray) | |
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E. childrenae
(G. Gray, 1832) |
Great cycadian | Eastern and southern Mexico to Honduras | [= E. debora] |
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E. godartii (Boisduval, 1870) | White-tipped cycadian | Nicaragua to western Ecuador | |
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E. minyas (Hübner, [1809]) | Minyas cycadian | Colombia to Peru and central Brazil | |
| E. toxana (Boisduval, 1870) | Venezuela to Bolivia | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eumaeus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
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