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Junonia coenia
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.
Resident in the southern United States and north along the coasts to central California and North Carolina. Muir Woods National Monument.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jun 5, 2013
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