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Buckeye Butterfly (Egg)

Junonia coenia

Description:

I was watching a buckeye butterfly laying eggs, and came back an hour later for pictures of the eggs (I remembered exactly where this one was).

Habitat:

A lot in my neighborhood; urban

Notes:

Probably the smallest thing I've ever photographed

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5 Comments

Jack Settle
Jack Settle 10 years ago

Keith: It was a wide blade of grass or weed in a lot down the street from my house. It wouldn't be very noticeable, except it glints in the sun. I actually watched the butterfly lay it, so I know what species it is and that's how I found it.

Hayden: They have very intricate designs! And yet it was only about a millimeter or two long!

HaydenG
HaydenG 10 years ago

Looks like plantain to me.

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 10 years ago

Cool. Can you tell us what it laid them on?

Jack Settle
Jack Settle 10 years ago

Thank you!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 10 years ago

Very nice great find !

Jack Settle
Spotted by
Jack Settle

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jun 21, 2013
Submitted on Jun 21, 2013

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