Araucana Purplewing

Eunica araucana

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae

Eunica is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Neotropical realm. These butterflies have some eye-like spots on the wings. According to one research, there is an evolutionary tendency for decreasing of the number of spots.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Araucana Purplewing

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