Genus Eumæus Hübner (the Blue-spots)
Medium-sized or small. Dark in color, with the borders on the upper and lower sides and the hind wings below beautifully adorned with spots of metallic blue or green. There are three species in the genus, two of which occur in our territory, E. atala, which we figure, and E. minyas, which may be distinguished from the former by its larger size.
(1) Eumæus atala (Poey), Plate LXXIX, Fig. 1, ♂, under side (The Florida Blue-spot).
The figure accurately represents the lower side of this charming insect. Expanse 1.65-1.75 inch.
It is common in southern Florida and Cuba. The other species, E. minyas, which is much larger and equally beautifully marked, is found in southern Texas and thence ranges southward into Brazil.