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Buckeye

Juonoia coenia

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Description:

I found this one in my screened in porch and i go it to crawl onto my thumb so I could carry it outside to freedom. It ended up staying on my thumb for 10+ minutes :)

Habitat:

United States, parts of Canada, and Mexico.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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mystified45
mystified45 12 years ago
Common Buckeye Butterfly
Junonia coenia Image Gallery | Butterflies and Moths of North America


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7 Comments

AliShiekh
AliShiekh 12 years ago

thats wonderful!

Noah Ranger
craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

What a beautiful moth! What a treat to have it hang around for so long too. Thanks!.

MelissaFerguson
MelissaFerguson 12 years ago

Beautiful close-up! Thank you for posting this!

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Magnificent moth. Delicious colours. Good spot.

polerpress
polerpress 12 years ago

Thanks!

KatCuff
KatCuff 12 years ago

Nice work!

Noah Ranger
KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Beautiful!

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polerpress
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polerpress

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 16, 2012
Submitted on Jan 16, 2012

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