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Common Buckeye Butterfly

Junonia coenia

Description:

Forewing with white bar through large eyespot. Uppermost of the two hindwing eyespots is larger with a magenta crescent.

Habitat:

Open sunny fields and roadsides.

Notes:

Host plants are snapdragon, plantains, toadflax and ruellia. This one is on ground morning-glory

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gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 5, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012

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