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Junonia coenia
The common buckeye's upperside is brown. Forewing with 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots; part of white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. Hindwing has 2 eyespots; upper one is largest and contains a magenta crescent. Underside of hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) form and rose-red in the dry season (fall) form.
This buckeye resides in a butterfly garden at Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Spotted on Apr 1, 2015
Submitted on Apr 3, 2015
2 Comments
Thank you Elodieviverti.
beautiful butterfly!!