Eunica

Taxobox
name = "Eunica"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Eunica alcmena" Male. Museum specimen.
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Rhopalocera
superfamilia = Papilionoidea
familia = Nymphalidae
subfamilia = Biblidinae
tribus = Epicaliini
genus = Eunica
genus_authority = Hübner, 1819
diversity = c.40 species
diversity_link = Eunica
type_species = "Papilio monima"
type_species_authority = Stoll, 1782
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* See species list in text.
synonyms =
* See header of species list.

Eunica is a genus of nymphalid butterfly found in the Neotropical Ecozone.

Species list

Note: Names preceded by an equal sign ( = ) are synonyms. ORIG indicates original name. Source: [http://www.nymphalidae.net/Classification/Epicaliini.htm Nymphalidae Study Group website]

* "Eunica" Hübner, 1819 (= "Evonyme" Hübner, 1819; = "Eunice" Geyer, 1832 (preocc.); = "Callianira" Doubleday, 1847 (preocc. "Callianira" Péron & Lesueur, 1810 (Mollusca)); = "Faunia" Poey, 1847 (preocc. "Faunia" Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830); = "Amycla" Doubleday, 1849 (preocc. "Amycla" Rafinesque, 1815); = "Libythina" Felder, 1861)
** "Eunica cuvierii" (Godart, 1819) orig. name "Libythea cuvierii" Godart, 1819 ( = "Eunica hyperipte" Hübner, 1823)
** "Eunica tatila" (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1855) ORIG "Cybdelis tatila" Herrich-Schaeffer, 1855 ( = "Eunica caerula" Godman & Salvin, 1877)
*** "Eunica tatila tatila" (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1855)
*** "Eunica tatila tatilista" Kaye, 1926
*** "Eunica tatila bellaria" Fruhstorfer, 1908 ( = "Eunica tatila tatilina" Fruhstorfer, 1908
** "Eunica bechina" (Hewitson, 1852) ORIG "Cybdelis bechina" Hewitson, 1852 ( = "Eunica bechina chorienes" Fruhstorfer, 1909; = "Eunica bechina medellina" Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** "Eunica bechina bechina" (Hewitson, 1852)
*** "Eunica bechina magnipunctata" Talbot, 1928
** "Eunica evelide Bates", 1864 ( = "Eunica emmelina" Staudinger, 1886; = "Evonyme elegans electa" Röber, 1923)
** "Eunica elegans" Salvin, 1869
** "Eunica caelina" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Vanessa caelina" Godart, 1824 ( = "Eunica mabildei" Röber, 1903)
*** "Eunica caelina caelina" (Godart, 1824)
*** "Eunica caelina alycia" Fruhstorfer, 1909
** "Eunica olympias" Felder & Felder, 1862
*** "Eunica olympias olympias" Felder & Felder, 1862
*** "Eunica olympias augusta" Bates, 1866
*** "Eunica olympias augustina" de la Maza, 1982
** "Eunica margarita" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Nymphalis margarita" Godart, 1824
** "Eunica eburnea" Fruhstorfer, 1907
** "Eunica ingens" Seitz, 1915
** "Eunica interphasis" Jenkins, 1990
** "Eunica heraclites" Gundlach, 1881
** "Eunica phasis" Felder & Felder, 1862
** "Eunica macris" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Nymphalis macris" Godart, 1824 ( = "Eunica macris aeschrion" Fruhstorfer, 1907)
** "Eunica amycla" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Vanessa amycla" Godart, 1824 ( = "Cybdelis careta" Hewitson, 1852)
** "Eunica mygdonia" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Nymphalis mygdonia" Godart, 1824
*** "Eunica mygdonia mygdonia" (Godart, 1824)
*** "Eunica mygdonia omoa" Hall, 1919
** "Eunica caralis" (Hewitson, 1857) ORIG "Cybdelis caralis" Hewitson, 1857 ( = "Eunica picea" Felder & Felder, 1861)
*** "Eunica caralis caralis" (Hewitson, 1857)
*** "Eunica caralis ariba" Fruhstorfer, 1908
** "Eunica maja" (Fabricius, 1775) ORIG "Papilio maja" Fabricius, 1775 ( = "Nymphalis maia" Godart, 1824; = "Cybdelis naeris" Herrich-Schaeffer, 1855)
*** "Eunica maja maja" (Fabricius, 1775)
*** "Eunica maja noerina" Hall, 1935
** "Eunica anna" (Cramer, 1780) ORIG "Papilio anna" Cramer, 1780
** "Eunica malvina" Bates, 1864
*** "Eunica malvina malvina" Bates, 1864
*** "Eunica malvina albida" Jenkins, 1990
** "Eunica concordia" (Hewitson, 1852) ORIG "Cybdelis concordia" Hewitson, 1852 ( = "Evonyme concordia satura" Röber, 1923)
** "Eunica marsolia" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Nymphalis marsolia" Godart, 1824 ( = "Eunica taurione" Geyer, 1832)
*** "Eunica marsolia marsolia" (Godart, 1824)
*** "Eunica marsolia fasula" Fruhstorfer, 1909
*** "Eunica marsolia paraensis" Jenkins, 1990
** "Eunica monima" (Stoll, 1782) ORIG "Papilio monima" Stoll, 1782 ( = "Nymphalis myrto" Godart, 1824; = "Eunica modesta" Bates, 1864; = "Eunica monima" f. "habanae" Seitz, 1915; = "Eunica pusilla fairchildi" Bates, 1935)
** "Eunica pusilla" Bates, 1864
** "Eunica violetta" Staudinger, 1885
** "Eunica veronica" Bates, 1864
** "Eunica clytia" (Hewitson, 1852) ORIG Cybdelis clytia Hewitson, 1852
** "Eunica viola" Bates, 1864 ( = "Eunica amycla violascens" Bryk, 1953)
** "Eunica orphise" (Cramer, 1776) ORIG "Papilio orphise" Cramer, 1776 ( = "Eunica tryphosa" Geyer, 1837; = "Cybdelis castalia" Hewitson, 1852; = "Evonyme orphise marcusi" Orfila, 1951)
** "Eunica incognita" Jenkins, 1990
** "Eunica amelia" (Cramer, 1777) ORIG "Papilio amelia" Cramer, 1777
*** "Eunica amelia amelia" (Cramer, 1777)
*** "Eunica amelia erroneata" Oberthür, 1916 ( = "Eunica amelia concolor" Zikan, 1937)
** "Eunica sydonia" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Nymphalis sydonia" Godart, 1824 ( = "Cybdelis empyrea" Herrich-Schaeffer, 1858; = "Eunica campana" Felder & Felder, 1861; = "Eunica indigophana" Felder & Felder, 1861; "Eunica sydonia poppeana" Fruhstorfer, 1909)
*** "Eunica sydonia sydonia" (Godart, 1824)
*** "Eunica sydonia caresa" (Hewitson, 1857) ORIG "Cybdelis caresa" Hewitson, 1857
** "Eunica chlororhoa" Salvin, 1869 ( = "Eunica chlorochroa" auctt. (misspelling))
** "Eunica mira" Godman & Salvin, 1877 ( = "Eunica mira costaricensis" Niepelt, 1920; = "Eunica chlorochroa" [sic] "cygoea" Hall, 1929)
** "Eunica sophonisba" (Cramer, 1782) ORIG "Papilio sophonisba" Cramer, 1782 ( = "Eunica sophonisba mossi" Hall, 1928)
*** "Eunica sophonisba sophonisba" (Cramer, 1782)
*** "Eunica sophonisba agele" Seitz, 1915 ( = "Eunica falsata" Oberthür, 1916)
** "Eunica norica" (Hewitson, 1852) ORIG "Cybdelis norica" Hewitson, 1852 ( = "Evonyme norica lichyi" Orfila, 1954)
*** "Eunica norica norica" (Hewitson, 1852)
*** "Eunica norica occia" Fruhstorfer, 1909
** "Eunica carias" (Hewitson, 1857) ORIG "Cybdelis carias" Hewitson, 1857
*** "Eunica carias carias" (Hewitson, 1857)
*** "Eunica carias cabira" Felder & Felder, 1861 ( = "Eunica tenebrosa" Salvin, 1869; = "Eunica cabira gerwisa" Fruhstorfer, 1907; = "Eunica cabira ninetta" Fruhstorfer, 1907; "Eunica cabira editha" Fruhstorfer, 1907)
** "Eunica brunnea" Salvin, 1869
** "Eunica volumna" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Nymphalis volumna" Godart, 1824 ( = "Faunia tithonia" Felder & Felder, 1867; = "Eunica volumna intricata" Fruhstorfer, 1909)
*** "Eunica volumna volumna" (Godart, 1824)
*** "Eunica volumna celma" (Hewitson, 1852) ORIG "Cybdelis celma" Hewitson, 1852 ( = "Faunia persephone" Felder & Felder, 1867; "Eunica volumna celmina" Fruhstorfer, 1909; = "Evonyme persephone proserpina" Röber, 1923)
** "Eunica venusia" (Felder & Felder, 1867) ORIG "Faunia venusia" Felder & Felder, 1867
** "Eunica alpais" (Godart, 1824) ORIG "Nymphalis alpais" Godart, 1824 ( = "Cybdelis cinara" Hewitson, 1852; "Eunica aspasia" Felder & Felder, 1861; = "Eunica cinara oreandra" Fruhstorfer, 1909; = "Eunica cinara" var. "vega" Hall, 1919; = "Eunica excelsa" f. "excelsissima" Zikan, 1937)
*** "Eunica alpais alpais" (Godart, 1824)
*** "Eunica alpais excelsa" Godman & Salvin, 1877
** "Eunica araucana" Felder & Felder, 1862
** "Eunica eurota" (Cramer, 1776) ORIG "Papilio eurota" Cramer, 1776 ( = "Nymphalis euphemia" Godart, 1824; = "Eunica vetula" Staudinger, 1888; = "Eunica eurota myrthis" Fruhstorfer, 1908; "Eunica eurota theophania" Fruhstorfer, 1908; = "Evonyme eurota muson" Fruhstorfer, 1912)
*** "Eunica eurota eurota" (Cramer, 1776)
*** "Eunica eurota dolores" (Prittwitz, 1871) ORIG "Faunia dolores" Prittwitz, 1871 ( = "Evonyme eurota dymanes" Fruhstorfer, 1912)
** "Eunica alcmena" (Doubleday, 1847) ORIG "Callianira alcmena" Doubleday, 1847
*** "Eunica alcmena amata" Druce, 1874
*** "Eunica alcmena flora" Felder & Felder, 1862 ( = "Eunica irma" Fruhstorfer, 1908)
** "Eunica pomona" (Felder & Felder, 1867) ORIG "Faunia pomona" Felder & Felder, 1867 ( = "Eunica pomona" f. "pompata" Fruhstorfer, 1909)
*** "Eunica pomona pomona" (Felder & Felder, 1867)
*** "Eunica pomona amata" Druce, 1874

References

*Jenkins, D. W. 1990. Neotropical Nymphalidae. VIII. Revision of "Eunica". "Bulletin of the Allyn Museum" 131:1-175.
*Lamas, G. (ed.) 2004. "Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera". (Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea to Papilionoidea). Scientific Publishers, Gainsville, Florida.

External links

* [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/biblidinae/eunica/index.html Eunica at funet.fi]
* [http://tolweb.org/Eunica/70457 TOL]