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| Eumaeus atala | |
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| Female, ovipositing. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Eumaeus |
| Species: | E. atala
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumaeus atala (Poey, 1832)
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| Range in Florida (Note: missing distribution in the Bahamas and Cuba) | |
Eumaeus atala, also known as the Atala butterfly or coontie hairstreak, is a small colorful butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southeastern Florida (including the Florida Keys) in the United States, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands in the West Indies. Its coloration and habits are unique among butterflies within its range.
- ^ NatureServe. 2009. Eumaeus atala, Atala. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.109873/Eumaeus_atala. Accessed 10 November 2021.