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Junonia coenia
In the Spring and Summer, the underside of a Buckeye butterfly’s wings are lighter in color. This provides a better camouflage than darker wings as plants are growing and lighter colors are present in nature. In the Fall and Winter, plants are dying or dead and nature turns brown. In those seasons, the underside of a Buckeye butterfly’s wings are darker in color. Again, this provides better camouflage.
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Spotted on Jul 12, 2016
Submitted on Jul 12, 2016
4 Comments
Thanks so much Ashley
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thanks Kumar.
Beautiful!