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Common Buckeye Butterfly

Junonia coenia

Description:

Forewing brown with two orange cell bars and a white subapical band enclosing a single large eyespot; hindwing brown with to large eyespots and an orange submarginal band. Ventral hindwing seasonally variable; summer form (wet season) individuals light brown with a darker postmedian band including several small dark spots; winter form (dry season) individuals reddish-brown with less conspicuous pattern elements. Field Marks: forewing brown with two orange cell bars and a white band enclosing a single large eyespot; hindwing brown with two large eyespots and a orange submarginal band. Ventral hindwing mottled brown to red. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/wildflower/comp...

Habitat:

Wetlands

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James McNair
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James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Sep 21, 2014
Submitted on Sep 22, 2014

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