Eunica
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.
Species
The genus contains the following species, listed alphabetically:Eunica Chepkorir Rono Eunica alpais Eunica amelia Eunica amycla Eunica anna Eunica araucana C. & R. Felder, 1862Eunica bechina Eunica brunnea Salvin, 1869Eunica caelina Eunica caralis Eunica carias Eunica chlorochroa - Mira purplewingEunica clytia Eunica concordia – sandbar purplewingEunica cuvierii – Cuvier's purplewingEunica eburnea Fruhstorfer, 1907Eunica elegans Salvin, 1869Eunica eurota Eunica evelide Bates, 1864Eunica incognita Jenkins, 1990Eunica ingens Seitz, 1915Eunica interphasis Jenkins, 1990Eunica heraclites Gundlach, 1881Eunica macris Eunica maja Eunica malvina Bates, 1864 – Malvina purplewingEunica margarita Eunica marsolia Eunica mira Godman & Salvin, 1877Eunica monima - dingy purplewingEunica mygdonia Eunica norica – Norica purplewingEunica olympias C. & R. Felder, 1862Eunica orphise Eunica phasis C. & R. Felder, 1862Eunica pomona – rounded purplewing Eunica pusilla Bates, 1864 - pusilla purplewingEunica sophonisba – glorious purplewingEunica sydonia – Godart's purplewingEunica tatila – Florida purplewingEunica venusia Eunica veronica Bates, 1864Eunica viola Bates, 1864Eunica violetta Staudinger,- ''Eunica volumna''