Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila [Herrich-Schäffer])
Wing span: 1 9/16 - 2 7/16 inches (4 - 6.2 cm).
Identification: Upperside of both wings is brown with purple iridescence at bases. Outer half of forewing with 6 or 7 white spots, forewing apex with an irregular margin. Hindwing has 6 or 7 white eyespots at margin.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: Throughout the year in southern Florida.
Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.
Adult food: Decaying fruit, nectar from Lantana and Cordia.
Habitat: Hardwood hammocks in the Florida Keys, river forests elsewhere.
Range: Argentina through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida. Strays to South Texas, and rarely to Kansas.
