Eunica monima, the dingy purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family Nymphalidae,[2][3] and was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782.[3] It is found in North America.[3]

Eunica monima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Epicaliini
Genus: Eunica
Species:
E. monima
Binomial name
Eunica monima
(Stoll, 1782)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eunica myrto Godart, 1823
  • Papilio monima Stoll, 1782

The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica monima is 4532.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Eunica monima". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Eunica monima Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ^ a b c "Eunica monima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  5. ^ Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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