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Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Description:

Brushfoot butterfly with large colorful eyespots

Habitat:

Woodland, back yard

Notes:

I have only been getting Buckeye butterflies into my habitat for the past few years. Larval foodplants are plantains, snapdragons, monkey flowers and others. They're one of our most colorful butterflies.

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1 Comment

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Brilliant!

DianePlatcoBrooks
Spotted by
DianePlatcoBrooks

Corning, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Sep 16, 2012
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012

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