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Junonia coenia
The bold pattern of eyespots and white bars on the upper wing surface is distinctive in much of its range, though compare related species in the same genus. The eyespots likely serve to startle or distract predators, especially young birds. The species has many flights throughout the year, with mostly northward migrations for the summer. Much of the northern United States is only colonized in the fall from southern populations. Some of the later broods move southwards in the fall.
Open fields
Poor guy was quite tattered and couldn't fly very well.
Lat: 33.32, Long: -82.01
Spotted on Apr 10, 2012
Submitted on Apr 17, 2012
3 Comments
nice one!
Thanks!
nicely captured