| Junonia | |
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| Junonia villida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Junoniini |
| Genus: | Junonia Hübner, [1819] |
| Type species | |
| Junonia evarete (Cramer, 1779)
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| Species | |
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Around 40, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Junonia is a genus of nymphalid butterflies, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1] They are commonly known as buckeyes, pansies or commodores. This genus flies on every continent except Antarctica and Europe. The genus contains roughly 30 to 35 species.[2]
- ^ Hübner, J. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 17-176, 1819.
- ^ "Junonia Research | Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum | Sanibel". shellmuseum. Retrieved 2024-03-31.