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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Epicaliini
Genus: Eunica
Species:
E. tatila
Binomial name
Eunica tatila
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)

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

Subspecies edit

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 edit

  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.

Further reading edit