Junonia
| Junonia | |
|---|---|
| Junonia villida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Junoniini |
| Genus: | Junonia Hübner, [1819] |
| Type species | |
| Junonia evarete (Cramer, 1779) | |
| 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. 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.