Junonia genoveva

Junonia genoveva, the mangrove buckeye, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in North America from southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern Texas, and southern Florida south through the West Indies, Mexico and Central America to Argentina. Rare strays can be found up to southeastern California, southeastern Colorado and central Florida. In the Cayman Islands, it is known as the Caribbean buckeye.

The butterfly is easily confused with Junonia evarete, the tropical buckeye. Not only have the common names mangrove and tropical buckeye been confused, but the two species of butterflies themselves have been sometimes misidentified in past literature. Recent consensus designates Junonia genoveva the mangrove buckeye and Junonia evarete the tropical buckeye.

The wingspan is 45–57 mm.

The larvae have been recorded on Stachytarpheta, Ruellia tuberosa and Blechum in Jamaica. Adults feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies
Junonia genoveva genoveva (Suriname)
Junonia genoveva constricta (Venezuela, Colombia)
Junonia genoveva hilaris (Paraguay, Uruguay)
Junonia genoveva incarnata (Colombia, Venezuela)
Junonia genoveva infuscata (Ecuador)
Junonia genoveva neildi (Central America, Florida (US), Bahamas, Antilles, Puerto Rico)
Junonia genoveva michaelisi (Central America, Honduras, Florida (US), Bahamas, Antilles, Puerto Rico)
Junonia genoveva vivida (Guyana, Suriname)

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 Noctuidae of North America

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Category:Butterflies of North America
Category:Butterflies of Central America
Category:Butterflies of the Caribbean
Category:Nymphalidae of South America
Category:Mangrove fauna
Category:Butterflies of Cuba
Category:Butterflies of Jamaica
Category:Butterflies of Mexico
Category:Butterflies of the United States
Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil
Category:Lepidoptera of Costa Rica
Category:Lepidoptera of Panama
Category:Insects of Guatemala
Category:Insects of Honduras
Category:Insects of Nicaragua